Moving to Brittany I've have a great week visiting many farms. I have seen a wide range of approaches to deal with reducing milk price and increasing costs.
Crossbred calves are beginning to be appear on a small number of pasture based farms.
A number of farms have been experimenting with various crossbred systems for long enough to be milking a range of crossbred dairy cattle.
Montbeliarde-Holstein cross heifers.
Montbeliarde-Holstein cross heifers.
Heifers in a Brittany pasture based system.
One of the significant issues facing dairy farmers in France is the challenge of putting together a contiguous parcel of land. This railway bridge dissects a heifer grazing area.
not a bad looking animal, graeme you must be building up quiet a knowledge base dont see many jerseys around. You will be glad to finally meet up with jill and kids hey
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Hi Daniel - Cross bred jerseys coming next post, we are enjoying the great English weather here at Offley with my sisters family! Hope the ash cloud stays away for next week! Have a great trip - G & G
ReplyDeleteHi Graeme, Lots of cow photos!!!! i like the bells. Is Gill going to put one on you so she knows where you are???
ReplyDeleteGreat to check out where you are and keep enjoying it. Dave G
hi Grae, Gill, Hugh and George, How lucky to be in such a beautiful part of the world. Seeing the pictures and reading about all those cows makes me hope you're all getting fat eating lots of great cheese!! Enjoy it. love Wendy
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