Content related to the topic: strategic-farms

8 April 2021

Tackling silage costs and reducing waste

How George Wade will make the most from multi-cut silage, eliminate waste and make efficient use of machinery

15 March 2021

Taking on the challenge of improving herd fertility

How Wallace and James Hendrie are improving fertility in their spring block calving herd by reviewing the previous calving season and fertility figures.

10 March 2021

Reducing mastitis during the dry period

Exploring the source of mastitis identified an issue with the dry cow environment and highlighted potential improvements

26 February 2021

Strategic dairy programme in Wales

We have been able to expand our strategic dairy farm network in Wales through the Dairy Improvement Programme (DIP) for Wales.

26 February 2021

Rhaglen laeth strategol yng Nghymru

Rydym wedi llwyddo i ehangu’n rhwydwaith o ffermydd llaeth strategol yng Nghymru drwy’r Rhaglen Gwella’r Sector Llaeth (DIP) ar gyfer Cymru.

24 February 2021

Selecting bulls for a better block

A focus on breeding at Bridge Farm helped them move into the top 5% of autumn block herds ranked by genetic merit.

27 January 2021

Work smart, not hard

Strategic dairy farmer Richard Tucker uses Lean Management to help tackle the time it takes to wash down the parlour

18 September 2024

Dairy farming case studies

Case studies from dairy farmers who've made improvements on their farms.

16 December 2020

Heanton Barton strategic farm launch

Jim Kirk introduces us to Heanton Barton Farm in North Devon, home to an all year round calving herd of 575 Holstein Friesians.

16 December 2020

Heanton Barton strategic farm launch Q&A

Jim Kirk answers the questions posed to him during his online launch

28 January 2026

Sophie Brewster

22 December 2021

The wastes of Lean management

Waste is any step in a process that does not add value to the customer. There are three types of waste in Lean management, Muda, Mura and Muri, and we explore them below.