Case Studies

Jon Barber didn’t have the best start to the contract farming agreement, Herdwise, he entered into with Robert Wain, on November 1st last year.

Drumshanny Farm is located close to the county town of Monaghan and is home to Trevor and Lynne Williamson’s red and white holstein dairy herd.

Beef farmer, Phil Gore, houses up to 1,200 cattle at any one time at Lower Newton Farm in Stoney Stretton, near Shrewsbury.

Consistency is everything for Colm Dunphy, who farms with his father Michael in County Laois, Ireland. Along with a herd of over 100 dairy cows they finish around 200 Friesian cattle each year. Calves are bought in at 3 weeks of age and are bucket fed whole milk until about 8 - 10 weeks of age, at w...

Brother and sister, Nigel Williams and Joy Smith, farm in partnership with their mother Moira at Parcymarl Farm, near Llysyfran, in Pembrokeshire. The farm consists of 450 acres, milking 200 Friesian type dairy cows, together with a beef cattle enterprise. The dairy herd is managed with an emphasis ...

Adrian O’Driscoll has a real focus on maximising the amount of milk solids produced from grazed grass, while also ensuring he meets the nutritional requirements of his herd while grazing.