Monitor farm reports
- April 2012 - Hillhead monitor farm report4 April 12
This report looks at the 2nd progress year of the three year program for Hillhead monitor farm. - July 2011 Brechin monitor farm report4 July 11
Looking at how a monitor farm works, and how the main objectives of the monitor farms are to improve the sustainability, production and overall profitability of the business over a three year project. - May 2011 Brechin monitor farm report2 May 11
A look at the Future Herd. Greenmount - future herd is managed to train students and to demonstrate key dairying technologies to the wider dairy farming industry. - February 2011 Brechin monitor farm report7 February 11
The main aim of this meeting includes reviewing the current slurry and dung systems, identifying areas of improvement and ensuring the community group members also know what best practice is when it comes to management of slurry and land potential. - January 2011 Hillhead monitor farm report3 January 11
The main objective for this meeting was to recruit a small team of approx 12 to be the monitor farm management group - November 2010 Brechin monitor farm report8 November 10
Assess the fertility protocol at East Pitforthie and assign real time targets to help manage and improve fertility at East Pitforthie over the next 2 years. - October 2010 Hillhead monitor farm report4 October 10
The meeting content was to discuss how you can improve the longevity of your herd by improving foot management. - October 2010 Brechin monitor farm report4 October 10
Merging experiences and ideas in order to explore the possible avenues moving forward. - August 2010 - Hillhead monitor farm report2 August 10
The meeting was to look at feed costs associated with the diets fed at Hillhead, how they affected profitability, how they will change during this coming winter with current rises in feed costs and where the efficiencies could be improved. - June 2010 Brechin monitor farm report7 June 10
Tackling mastitis with the DairyCo Mastitis control plan together with a community group lead discussion tackling specific issues being experienced at East Pitforthie.
