Poll Dorset Breeds Success
Jemima Jones shares a passion for livestock with her parents Martyn and Jane
and she is now heavily involved with the day to day running of Corntown Estates,
Bridgend in South Wales. [
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Dorset Ewes Fit Our System
Dorset ewes which lamb out of season fit in well on a Northumberland farm
which runs a herd of traditional beef cattle and also capitalises on the
tourist trade with a small camp site. [
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Blue Grey Cattle on Hadrians Wall
With no winter housing and the many constraints with farming on a World
Heritage Site - Hadrian's Wall - the Pattinsons continue the family
tradition in the cattle they breed. [
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Back to the Future
Stratification of the beef industry and the potential role of the Whitebred Shorthorn
comes under the spotlight at an on-farm open day in South West Scotland on Wednesday
27 August 2014. [
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Improving Cow Comfort Reaps Benefits
Improving cow comfort and health, as well as feeding management, has been pivotal
in increasing profitability and yields at Mason House Farm, Bashall Eaves, near
Clitheroe. [
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Health Planning Increases Productivity
Herd productivity has been improved over recent years by as much as 15% since
farm health planning was introduced almost 20 years ago at Greystoke Castle Farms,
near Penrith. [
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Dairy Monitor Farm Results
Four years on from embarking on an expansion plan to double dairy cow numbers
at Hesket Farm, Dacre, on the edge of the Lake District, Matt and Sue Bland have
achieved most of their objectives while at the same time have maintained milk
yields. [
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Automatic Electronic Tagging System is the Way Forward
Ease of management for marketing and breeding purposes have led two neighbouring
Northumberland sheep producers to use the same automatic electronic tagging system. [
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Galloway Cattle Save on Inputs and Labour
Pedigree Galloway cattle are saving on inputs and labour as well as paying their
way in sales of breeding stock for relative newcomers to the breed, the McCornick
family. [
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Disease Control Uppermost
Colin Forsyth made some radical changes to the sheep enterprise when he took
on the family farm near Thornhill near Dumfries 11 years ago. [
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Good Management is Key to Profit at Knockenjig
Until March 2009 David and Rosemary Dickie were milking up to 170 pedigree Ayrshires
at Knockenjig, but since selling the dairy herd they have focused attention on
their commercial sheep. [
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Barlows Reap Rewards from their Farming and Agribusiness
Hard work, commitment and enthusiasm have paid off for Lancashire farming and
agribusiness family, the Barlows. [
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