After a difficult 2020, the turn of the year means a fresh start and time to look ahead to a more positive 2021. Paul Macer, of Kite Consulting, urges farmers to start planning ahead for the season...
After a difficult 2020, the turn of the year means a fresh start and time to look ahead to a more positive 2021. Paul Macer, of Kite Consulting, urges farmers to start planning ahead for the season...
Farming 405 hectares (1,000 acres), a mix of tenanted and owned land at Gatcombe Farm, near Seaton, Devon, Robert Reed and his family milk 350 all-year-round calving Holstein cows via five robots and are achieving average yields of 12,000 litres
Rising productivity in modern dairy herds can come at a cost, with nutritional stress now a key driver of poor fertility in high yielding herds
Income from the sale of milking heifers influences sire selection on a Lincolnshire dairy where functional, medium-sized cows suit the system at Bassingthorpe Holsteins