One size certainly does not fit all when it comes to dry cows, and certain opportunities may allow more cost-effective means to manage dry cows. First what is the cow type? Yield? Can grazing paddocks be shut up early? And what is the mineral content of soils and forages available (Potassium & Calcium in particular)? […]
Category Archives: Discussion Groups
Covid-19 and Diversification
One of the great ironies of the effect of Covid-19 on the agriculture and rural industry is within recent years the clear message from government to diversify in order to protect agricultural incomes. It is our diversified clients who have suffered most through the pandemic. This is of course, included those within hospitality, rural tourism […]
Meeting the Red Tractor Dairy Standards – Synergy Calf Discussion Group
In early December, Mark and I were invited to join Tom and Josh of Synergy Vets at one of the calf discussion group meetings to discuss compliance in calf rearing, especially with reference to The Red Tractor Standards. This month I will be looking at points raised at this event and actions to take to […]
Improved Grass Breeding on Dairy Farms
Our office in Carmarthenshire deals predominantly with grass based dairy farmers in West Wales. We benchmark and review the performance of these businesses with financial and physical KPI’s. Two common physical KPI’s we use, are litres per ha and per cow from forage. Both these KPI’s are typically driven by grass Dry Matter production (although […]