Our Farms Projects

Project aims: 

• Using standardised pre-milking routines, this project aims to improve milk quality and reduce milking time, teat damage and mastitis cases. Increased yields and opportunities to qualify for somatic cell count/bactoscan...

Rhydeden Farm is a 100 hectare, 300 split block calving dairy herd with 175 calving in the spring and 125 calving in the autumn. The herd is currently averaging 6500 litres per/cow with 4.5% Butterfat...

Project aim:

The aim of the project is make better use of data by recording all the cows individually. This will...

Assessing on farm natural capital assets that deliver for the farm and environment ecosystem

Kilford farm lies in the Vale of Clwyd directly East of the town of Denbigh approx. 30m above sea...

Project aims:

• The dairy industry is moving forward to more sustainable and efficient production while still increasing yields and components. However...

Lean Management in the Dairy Business

Project aims: 

• Lean Management is a management model that has been devised to support and assist with continuous...

Project aims:

• To compare the benefits of genomic testing against parental average data when selecting which bulls to use on which cows for the best...

Main Objectives

• Improve efficiencies and increase profitability.
• Demonstrate how important people skills and management are for a profitable business.
• Gain new ideas to help the industry move forward and become more competitive.

Marian...

Project aims

• The potential cost benefit of heifer synchronisation to achieve a tight spring calving block whilst moving from an AYR (all-year-round) herd which...

Project aims:

• Improve feed self-sufficiency for the farm’s suckler herd.
• Reduce feed costs by buying in less concentrates.
• Compare the...