A move by Pete and Richard Burbage to add a dairy unit to established contracting and beef suckler enterprises has raised more than a few eyebrows among customers and neighbours of Oakfield Farm, Northamptonshire....
A move by Pete and Richard Burbage to add a dairy unit to established contracting and beef suckler enterprises has raised more than a few eyebrows among customers and neighbours of Oakfield Farm, Northamptonshire....
To get heifers to the optimum size and stature to calve easily at 24 months, consistent daily growth rates and remaining disease-free are important, says Dr Emma Bleach, of Harper Adams University
If heifers are entering the milking herd underweight and underprepared, the ripple effects could be costing you, says dairy expert
Low milk prices are driving interest in whole milk feeding, but it is not a one-size-fits-all solution and careful considerations should be taken