21 September 2023
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Batch milking is not a new concept and worldwide there are 150 DeLaval VMS robots installed using this method with herd sizes from 250 to 2,000 cows. However, it is a unique milking system. Robots are...
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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
16 July 2026
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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
15 July 2026
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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
08 July 2026
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