Ian and Cath Ratcliffe milk an autumn calving herd of 360 cows on an intensive grazing system based in North Devon, in addition they rear an average of 100 replacement heifers each year. In this month’s blog the Ratcliffe’s explain how they have worked with HerdInsights partner Waikato on their HerdInsights installation, and how [...]
Farming across three locations presents its challenges and having calved 380 calves with two labour units in just one of those locations, and given current difficulties in sourcing additional labour, Andrew Leeson felt it was time to look at an alternative solution. In this video Andrew explains the reasons as to why he selected HerdInsights [...]
William O’Brien, Co. Waterford Ireland Herdsize - 181 Number of collars -181 Yield, 7,000 Litres Requirements: the main reason for looking at a Heat Detection system was my increase in numbers. My heat detection rates were decent enough, but then I took the decision to increase my herd size to over 180 cows. I [...]
