From the practice

A second year of unprecedented, extended heat and little, or no rain for 8-10 weeks (depending on your geography!) has left many farmers in the Midlands, Wales and…

THI update 17-23 August 2026. Finally the heat eased across all GB last week, from Wednesday onwards, as daily average THIs fell to the low 60’s by the…

THI data logger update 10-16 August 2026. The heat certainly came back last Weds/Thurs/Fri across GB hitting average 24hr THIs of 68-75, region depending. The south and Midlands…

THI update 3-9 August 2026. Last week continued the trend of the north/south split, whilst adding a twist of starting hot, cooling and warming up again (still no…

From a cows’ perspective, last week was practically a mirror image of the week before, including regional variations from south to north. The Midlands and south of England…

THI Update 20-26 July 2026. A slight easing in conditions for cows last week as the extreme heat of early July has mainly gone. Conditions still remain challenging…

THI update 13-19 July 2026. Small respite last week as THI eased slightly but continued to be challenging for most of GB, and that despite lower external overnight…

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THI update 6-12 July 2026 The heat returned last week as predicted and left cows facing extreme heat conditions across most of GB all week. What seems slightly…