"There is little possibility of input costs coming down significantly over the coming months so the pressure on production is likely to continue," she added. Higher input prices, plus logistics and...
"There is little possibility of input costs coming down significantly over the coming months so the pressure on production is likely to continue," she added. Higher input prices, plus logistics and...
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