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Dairy-Tech: Consider an early turnout

Turning cows out early – if only for part of the day – could help dairy farmers deal with the twin pressures of dwindling forage stocks and falling milk prices, said Tony Evans of Andersons

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Dairy-Tech: Consider an early turnout

Despite Leicestershire being notorious for heavy clay soils, cows at the Thrussington farm he helps manage are already turned out for part of the day. Speaking at Dairy-Tech, Mr Evans said: "We manage...

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