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.
Nick Alexander, 32, is entering his second year working for Cogent Breeding as a Precision Reproductive Specialist.
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.
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.
Emerging technologies and innovative research methodologies continue to provide dairy producers with new opportunities to improve production efficiency and therefore, profitability.
A pioneering project to help identify and capture key genetic data that can be used by wheat breeders to speed up the development of more resilient varieties has been launched by RAGT Seeds.
The ability to control cattle from your farm office, or even off-farm, could soon become a commercial reality.
Figured is one of the companies being championed by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise to showcase the country’s leading agritech industry.
New Zealand agritech company AbacusBio has announced a partnership with Bayer CropScience to enhance predictive plant breeding.