In this month’s RABDF / NMR Gold Cup column, Ruminant Sector Manager Kate Robinson runs through the pre-Christmas planning, and takes a look at some of the research projects coming up at Harper Adams’ Future Farm. As December approaches, Harper Adams’ Future Farm reflects on a year of intense activity across its ruminant enterprises, student […]
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Simplicity at the heart of medal-winner’s approach to herd management
Vet Chris Mangham “Simplicity really is at the heart of everything we do, from managing cow health to what we feed them and from breeding decisions to grazing management,” says Jamie Pottow from East Farm, Knook near Warminster. But don’t let this fool you; the 350-strong milking cow herd – Eastknook prefix – is milked […]
Will Holmes is striving to become an employer of choice From multi-site dairies to new expansion in Wales, Will Holmes is building a farming business designed to endure change and to grow through it. Danusia Osiowy reports. For Dorset farmer Will Holmes, becoming resilient is not just surviving the tough years but creating a business […]