As Alistair Logan sits down to pen his last column of his RABDF/NMR Gold Cup year, he reflects on the feelings of frustration that farmers are feeling across Europe, with hopes that media coverage will raise consumer awareness of agriculture’s plight. When we were announced as winners of the RABDF/ NMR Gold Cup at Dairy-Tech […]
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Almost one year on from winning the RABDF NMR Gold Cup, Alistair Logan reflects on the year just gone and what 2024 might hold, both for the farm and wider industry. When I sit down to write this article every month, ‘what will I write?’ is my usual first thought: the second one is ‘I […]
As we reach the end of the year, Alistair Logan reflects on the challenges of the seasonal weather and looks ahead at the future genetics of the herd. With milk prices looking more positive, he has high hopes for the (quieter) year ahead. It’s hard to believe that we are heading into the last few […]
This month Alistair Logan considers the new service from his vets that has made a big difference to calf performance, and attracting the next generation into the industry. We’re now into the last weeks of 2023, winter’s grip is taking over the country, the clocks have gone back, what leaves are left on the trees […]
Summer is well and truly over in Scotland, as farmers tackle flooding in many parts. Alistair Logan turns attention to climate change, renewable energy and milk markets. I think we can safely say that summer ’23 is now over and we are heading rapidly towards winter. Days are certainly getting shorter, and we’ve had a […]
This month Alistair Logan reflects on a successful RABDF/NMR Gold Cup Open Day, as well as a continued winning streak, and looking ahead to the winter months. The Gold Cup Open Day here at Holehouse felt a bit like Christmas, you build up to the event for weeks, the tension builds, the day comes, you […]
This month Alistair Logan is busy preparing for the RABDF / NMR Gold Cup Open Day, which will all be over by the time this edition of British Dairying hits doorsteps. He also reflects on the impact the weather is having on activities like silaging and shearing. Having said last month that that it would […]
This month Alistair Logan writes his column from sunnier climbs – Lanzarote – and reflects on the importance of a break from the farm, both mentally and physically. Attention will soon turn to final preparations for the RABDF / NMR Gold Cup Open Day. As I have done in my previous articles I’ll start with […]
In this month’s column, Alistair Logan reflects on a good first cut, the results of a first batch of genomic tests, and progress of the new calf housing ready for he open day. When I sat down to write this month’s column, I thought back to what I’d written previously and all that I thought […]
In this month’s column, Alistair Logan looks ahead to silaging and how he’s making the most of the local climate with renewable energy. He’s also busy preparing for the NMR/RABDF Gold Cup open day, while in the midst of lambing and building work. hen I hoped last month that the weather would improve by the […]