This month, Matt Bolton takes over authorship of the NMR / RABDF Gold Cup column, giving an insight into the breeding decisions made at Harper Adams’ Future Farm. Hello, my name is Matt Bolton and my two main roles at Harper are managing the beef and sheep enterprises alongside a small and very supportive team. […]
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In this month’s NMR / RABDF Gold Cup column, Kate Robinson, Ruminant Sector Manager at Harper Adams’ Future Farm, considers the challenge of finding and retaining good farm staff and what it means for the future of the university farm. As we approach the official start of autumn, it was a wrap in record time […]
In this month’s RABDF / NMR Gold Cup column, Youngstock Manager Carrie Gauld takes up the pen, and reflects on keeping stock on-target amid the changing seasons. Hi, my turn this month; my name is Carrie and I manage the youngstock here at Harper. The youngstock team here comprises me and Erin as full-time staff. […]
It’s been a busy time for the Harper Adams dairy team, opening their gates for Open Farm Sunday and the RABDF / NMR Gold Cup Open Day while still keeping the farm running. Two of the dairy managers, Alice and Becky, share how it’s all been going. It’s our turn to take the helm, so […]
Like most farms this month, Harper Adams University’s Future Farm has been keeping a close eye on the unpredictable weather. Despite concerns, grass yields have performed surprisingly well, writes Ruminant Sector Manager Kate Robinson. One of the most commonly discussed topics right now has to be the weather, even if you are not a farmer. […]
In the first of a series of monthly columns, Harper Adams University’s (HAU) Kate Robinson reflects on the past few months since winning the NMR / RABDF Gold Cup. I can resonate with the words of all the past winners. The past few months have been a mixture of highly elated emotions and a sense […]
Six herds made it to the NMR RABDF Gold Cup final – and none of them disappointed. In the second of a two-part feature, we report on the remaining finalists. The Rowe Family Three generations of the Rowe family – Joe, some Matthew and grandson Andrew – are demonstrating excellent dairying practices in a diversified […]
In the first of a two-part feature, British Dairying reports on the finalists of the NMR RABDF Gold Cup ahead of its profile on competition winners Harper Adams University. Six herds made it to the final round of the NMR / RABDF Gold Cup competition – and none of them disappointed. Ruth and Stephen Ashley […]
As George Brown pens his final NMR / RADBF Gold Cup column of the year, he reflects on what the past 12 months have brought to Bisterne Farms, and looks at the year ahead. The final one! I will thinly mask my celebration, as writing these columns has been both a blessing and a curse. […]
It’s been an upbeat, positive start to 2025 at Bisterne Farms, with excellent fodder beet yields fuelling the cows. Farm Manager George Brown looks at what lies ahead now. As we turn into the New Year, I’ve started 2025 feeling upbeat, as the grazing fodder beet is the best I’ve ever seen it. We have […]