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Some of you know me as @farmer on a bike. Some of you probably know that I am George Holmes owner of a dairy farming business based in Dorset managing nearly 1000 dairy cows based on three dairy units. However I am currently studying for an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) at Bournemouth...

Some of you know me as @farmer on a bike. Most of you probably know that I am George Holmes owner of a dairy farming business based in Dorset managing nearly 1000 dairy cows based on three dairy units. However I am currently studying for an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) at...

Just had a Defra dairy inspector visit. Not long after an Arla Garden one (all corrections done) and he has found a list of things wrong including rusty stainless steel pipes that need covering! He also told us we MUST pre-spray cows with disinfectant. We clean dirty cows and dry wipe clean...

Has anyone experience of these shear buckets that can also deal with bales? The attachment weight at 850kg seems rather light for a 2.2m width when competitor shear buckets are 1400kg. The versatility is attractive...

We have just had our application rejected because our choice of crush did not meet the spec. The crush must be specially designed primarily for foot trimming. With an internal width of at least 720mm, the crush will have a head yoke, rotating rump bar. The crush will be fully galvanised or...

I am involved in 3 dairy units, one is NZ type spring calving, the second is autumn calving on self-feed silage, the third is fed with a diet feeder. In all cases we want to get as much as we can from grazed grass On the third farm we will be milking just over 400 cows this winter. The unit...

I have taken on a contract farming agreement on a farm with a fast exit parlour which has a big muck tray that covers cows freeze brands. The parlour has auto ID but sometimes it seems to miss cows. Checking is almost impossible without getting out of the pit to read ear tags. Therefore I am...

Has anyone managed to get permission to put in double cattle grids and side gates to cross a minor road as part of a cow track system, or is an underpass the only option? Currently our local council has said no, which is a bit frustrating as the road has no other turn offs and ends 400m further...

We have MF 6480 that occasionally fails to brake on one side and there pulls dramatically one way when it happens. Pumping the breaks then seems to get both brakes working but it is really unpredictable. Obviously it is unsafe, but the local Massey dealer just cannot seem to fix it. The...

We have installed Moo monitor for about 6 months. We are finding that the cows seem to regularly loose their collars. Probably nearly 20% have lost their collars. Is this normal in others experience? Are we not putting them on correctly? Having watched Dairymaster's own video, they look about...