The year-round calving herd at Huddlestone Farm, Steyning, produces a milk yield average of 37 litres a cow a day at 4.22% butterfat and 3.42% protein. In contrast, in 2017 the herd was averaging 34 litres at 3.91% butterfat and 3.23% protein. Although some of this uplift is down to improved herd management, farmer Keith […]
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