Case Studies

After two weeks of glorious sunshine the drop of rain is welcome today. We have 3 rounds of fertiliser spread on the grazing platform and all silage ground has received 3000 gallons of slurry in the pass using low emission spreading. (more…)

While the country, along with the rest of the world, battles Coronavirus farm life continues as it does through every crisis. Protocols have changed on the farm to ensure we protect ourselves but also the health of those directly involved in ensuring the farm continues to operate. (more…)

As a mother of three girls, when I took the leap from working in retail to becoming a full-time farmer in late 2014, it certainly was daunting. I had just given birth to our youngest daughter Georgie and whilst I always loved animals, I had no farming experience. (more…)

The weather certainly is challenging this Spring, week after week of rain and storms. Let’s hope we see a bit of normality soon and in the meantime let’s all stay positive as we get close to March. Cows have been grazing daily but on 3-hour breaks, ground is far from ideal, but we are adamant we want grass in the cows’ diet. (more…)

Calving is well & truly here at Rathard Holsteins. The herd has just hit its due date and the next week to ten days should be really hectic. We synchronised our heifers for breeding in 2019 using a CIDR program and with 75% of those now calved, it has been very successful. (more…)