Case Studies

Peaks Farm is located in the village of Onneley, just inside the Cheshire border and overlooking the surrounding counties of Staffordshire and Shropshire.

The inclusion of Actisaf live yeast in the milking and dry cow diets at Little Hook farm in Haverfordwest, South Wales, is helping to maintain the performance of a high-yielding herd.

The cows have always been good at utilising forage at Brook House Farm near Whitchurch, Shropshire, and, when a problem arose with silage quality, introducing Actisaf live yeast significantly improved cow performance across both silage and grazed grass.

Although Harvey and his siblings are the sixth generation to live and work on the family farm, it was Harvey who established the pig enterprise, diversifying into this area to allow the farm to remain sustainable on his return from college.

The inclusion of Actisaf and Safmannan in the calf diet at Little Hook Farm in Haverfordwest, South Wales has contributed to significant young stock improvements.

Many sheep farmers are looking to reduce costs and improve profitability, and that is certainly the route that husband and wife team, John and Louise Hastings, have followed.