Washfold Farm

Cropping Facts

• 225 acres Winter wheat of which half is taken as whole crop
• 180 acres of maize, which is grown 3 miles away on two other units
• 33 acres of set aside
• 500 acres of grass
• 375 acres of rough grazing
• 200 acres of heather moorland
• plus woodland and CSS margins

Farm Facts

• 550 Cows milked 3 x daily
• 450 Young stock
• All year TMR fed, grass, maize and wheat crop
• 10,325kg Lactation Average 3.90% BF and 3.00% Protein
• Rolling NMR average SCC 170
• Milk sold to Payne Farm Dairy's
• 30 EX, 180VG
• Current AI Sires include Bolton, Lee, Shottle, Goldwyn and sexed Baroque Allen
• Heifer calves are reared on an automatic milk feeder
• Cows are fitted with pedometers, have auto ID in the parlour, there is auto recording of yield, conductivity and activity. Bulling heifers are fitted with Heatime heat detectors
• There is a new slurry system, which includes a separator with a 2 million gallon lagoon situated away from the farm buildings

To find more out about the pedigree herd visit the Holsteins page

• There are also 700 mule ewes, which are tupped with the Texel, all lambs are then sold fat, with the sheep utilising some of the less productive land on the unit