Good artificial insemination (AI) protocols are helping a Carmarthenshire dairy farm achieve a six-week in-calf rate of more than 80 per cent. Iwan Francis runs a split block calving herd of 200 Friesian...
Good artificial insemination (AI) protocols are helping a Carmarthenshire dairy farm achieve a six-week in-calf rate of more than 80 per cent. Iwan Francis runs a split block calving herd of 200 Friesian...
Farming is in the blood of the Thomas family, but in the last two decades the system has been transformed from dairy to an integrated beef and merchanting business.
Some beef producers may be missing out a simple management tool that could save money and improve herd performance. Ellie Layton finds out more.
Managing multiple farms and a commercial pheasant shoot is no mean feat, but teamwork is key to the Myers family’s success