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In 1982 Geoff and Kim Bowles moved to the small village of Beckington set on the edge of the Mendip Hills and began farming a small herd of Friesian cows.
21 October 2020
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Lime End Farm is a 600 cow family run dairy in East Sussex on an Autumn calving system producing high quality milk for Arla. Targeted use of male sexed beef semen has helped the herd to maximise the value of their calf crop coming through.
21 October 2020
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1 min read
Tom Allan, 26, began working for Rob and Jim Pickford back in 2014 as a relief milker before working his way up the ranks and taking on the position as herd manager just 18 months later.
21 October 2020
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1 min read
Nick Alexander, 32, is entering his second year working for Cogent Breeding as a Precision Reproductive Specialist.
21 October 2020
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1 min read
Selecting the best females based on genomic testing has resulted in rapid gains at Grosvenor Farms, Cheshire, where top notch management is helping heifers fulfil their genetic potential.
21 October 2020
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1 min read
In 1982 Geoff and Kim Bowles moved to the small village of Beckington set on the edge of the Mendip Hills and began farming a small herd of Friesian cows.
21 October 2020
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1 min read
Emerging technologies and innovative research methodologies continue to provide dairy producers with new opportunities to improve production efficiency and therefore, profitability.
21 October 2020
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1 min read
The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted huge changes in consumers’ shopping and cooking habits, with other trends more likely to follow. Clemmie Gleeson discovers how Co-op has responded to the changing demand.
07 September 2020
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9 min read