Patrick Cock, who farms at Younghouse 51AVÊÓÆµnear Ashburton, Devon alongside his brother Graeme, previously milked pedigree Holsteins three times a day with yields peaking at 12,000 litres. Holsteins...
Patrick Cock, who farms at Younghouse 51AVÊÓÆµnear Ashburton, Devon alongside his brother Graeme, previously milked pedigree Holsteins three times a day with yields peaking at 12,000 litres. Holsteins...
For UK dairy farmers considering a move from a parlour to robots, one of the first decisions is whether to run a free access or guided system but what are the pros and cons of each?
With the arrival of summer prompting the mercury to rise, Dairy Farmer looks at how heat stress can affect milk yield and conception rates in high yielding dairy cattle, and how to mitigate its impact
Can genetics play an important role in helping to lower a farm’s carbon footprint?