Despite many people having excellent stocks and nearly all samples showing encouraging feed quality, many farmers are reporting that grass silages are not milking as well as expected.  Why is this and what can be done to improve performance for the rest of the winter? To produce the optimum yield from silage, the starting points […]

Every producer knows that dreaded feeling when you find a cow who once was pregnant suddenly shows up as “open.”  Not only is this a discouraging feeling, but the loss of pregnancy can snowball into having a financial impact too. Losses come from reduced milk production, an increase in cull rates, an increase in semen […]

Having an assessment from a Cow Signals trained adviser will provide you with an in-depth report about your herd and how you are managing it.  The ethos on Cow Signals is simple – Look, Think and Act, based around the 6 Freedoms: – Food – Providing a balanced palatable diet with 24 hours access.  She […]