Transition Management – “Place Your Name Here”

1st November 2018 Ken March 0 Comment cost effective, cows, dairy, dairy cows, herd management, improving

“If our fresh cows have a problem on our dairies, that problem has a first and last name and it’s place Your

Whole Farm Utilisation is a Vital Part of Profitable Dairy Production

18th October 201818th October 2018 Mark Price 0 Comment changes, cost effective, herd management, improving, Wynnstay

With ever tightening margins in milk production, rising capital costs, competition for land use from other sectors of agriculture and political uncertainty,

Improvements

Measure What Matters

10th October 201810th October 2018 Mark Price 0 Comment herd management, improving, mild production, milk, milk yield, Wynnstay

When it comes to herd and farm management metrics, there are a plethora of figures that can be generated and compared. Commonly

Cows Dairy dairy cows

Fresh Cow Reports

2nd October 2018 Rachel Gardner 0 Comment dairy, dairy cows, Dairy Team, herd management, improving, Lactation, Wynnstay

The transition period is the most critical time in a cow’s lactation due to its lasting effect on the subsequent lactation. It

Calves Uncategorised

ELIXIR – a revolution in early life nutrition – What do we need to know?

24th September 20182nd October 2018 Jessica Charlton 0 Comment Calf, Calf Milk, calves, Elixir, herd management, Wynnstay, Youngstock

At UK Dairy Day last week Wynnstay launched the first in a category of Energised calf milk replacers: ELIXIR. Speciﬁcally

Feeding Health

Dairy Farm Mineral Audit

20th September 201820th September 2018 Steve Brown 0 Comment feed, forage, Mineral, Nutrition, Wynnstay

Background Although minerals only account for about 5% of total ruminant nutrition they have a disproportionate role in supporting energy and protein

Me at Cornell University, New York State

Cows Dairy

My Nuffield Journey

13th September 201820th September 2018 Iwan Vaughan 0 Comment dairy, herd management, Nuffield, Team Dairy, Travel, Wynnstay

In November 2016, at the Nuffield Farming Trust Annual Conference, I was presented as one of the 2017 Nuffield Farming Scholars.

Dairy

Get ready for maize harvest

4th September 20185th September 2018 Mark Price 0 Comment cows, dairy, dairy cows, feed, growth, Maize, quality, Wynnstay

With Maize crops looking forward in most areas, it is time to be thinking about maize harvest. Maize on many

Dairy Health Uncategorised

Mineral Deficiencies

31st August 201831st August 2018 Nia Davies 0 Comment dairy, herd management, improving, Mineral Deficiencies, Wynnstay

The recent drought has caused many problems for farmers across Britain, those of which I need not to mention and

Calving

Wynnstay Calf & Youngstock Convention 2018

28th August 201829th August 2018 Eimear Diamond 0 Comment Calf, calves, improving, Wynnstay, WynnstayCYC, Youngstock

Our Calf & Youngstock Convention brings together keynote speakers to update and inform you on the latest science behind calf