The following articles are printed with kind permission of British Dairying Magazine:

• Robots stir farmer interest >
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  "Six months after installing three robotic milkers, Lancashire milk producer Chris Bargh is '100% sold on the system'. Mike Green reports from an open day held on his farm last month which attracted twice as many farmers as expected with over 80 attending."
• Three times a day milking takes strain off cows and the farmer >
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  "Robotic milking has received much publicity as a way of increasing milk production and offering a different lifestyle for dairy farmers"
• New housing launches Abbeyhouse Holsteins into the next century >
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  "The latest thinking in producing the best environment for dairy cattle has resulted in the creation of a new housing system that is already producing significant improvements in cow performance and health."

The following articles are printed with kind permission of Dairy Farmer Magazine:

• Care in dry period gives pay-off in next lactation
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  "With putting on more cows and increasing yields by well over 1000 litres, you might expect fertility to take a nose dive. Not so at the Millsco herd where Jonathan Scott pays close attention to rations!"
• Cumbrian herd secures top breeding accolade >
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  "Close attention to selective breeding is paying handsome dividends for one Cumbrian family, as Jennifer MacKenzie reports. "

The following article is published on the Farmers Guardian web site (opens into a new browser window):

• MILKING FOR PROFIT >>
  "Save on expensive feed by adopting cake-to-yield method."