DairyCo
Welcome to DairyCo
South East
Introducing the Extension Team for the South East
A key part of being an extension officer is to help provide
world class knowledge to our UK dairy farmers. We work with a range
of different dairy organisations to make sure we are as accessible
as possible providing the most up to date and effective information
for you to use in your business.
As a team we can share our technical expertise with the dairy
farming community. Discussion groups and open
meetings are always great tools to discover alternative
methods and share experiences.
What's coming up?
- New Discussion group - Maximising milk from grass to suit your system
Thursday 8 July, Buckinghamshire. We are establishing a new discussion group after requests from farmers. The first meeting will look at maximising potential from grass on your farm, no matter what your system is or breed of cow. Derek Carlass, DairyCo's Milk Bench Regional Officer, will also be attending the day. The day will be an on farm practical session looking at how the grass plant grows and how to maximise its potential including what can be achieved! Please call Andy Dodd on 07759 586321 for further information.
For more
information about events in your area please look on our events page
What's been happening?
- Thirty-six members of the North Somerset Rural Business Forum visited Chris Musgrave who manages 4 estates on the Wiltshire Downs. Although the group were not visiting dairy farms they were able to see how a range of farm buildings had been adapted for change of use, how they worked closely with the planning authorities to achieve this change in use and the construction of a new house on a green field site. The group were also taken around three of the estates to see how Entry Level Scheme, Countryside Stewardship and High Level Scheme agreements had been achieved and the benefits this is bringing. The first meeting of the autumn program will be Adam Henson of Country file, If you are interesting in attending the meeting please call Andy Dodd on 07759 586321
For more information about events and meetings in your area please go to the events page.