Farming
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Farmer Focus: Mark Wood, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire farmer Mark Wood of Portway Farms manages the dairy side of the family business. They run a herd of 320 Holsteins, 280 beef and along with grassland they have arabl
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CIS Employee Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Liz Brown began her career on 28 June 1971 as a milk recorder for what was the Scottish Milk Marketing Board. Over the 50 years, Liz has worked closely with numerous dairy farms a
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Farmer Focus: D & B McMiken, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway
Long standing CIS customers, the McMiken family from Castle Douglas, were winners of the Scottish Dairy Farm of the Year at AgriScot 2019. The Ernespie pedigree Holstein herd is ru
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Farmer Focus: P M Bradbury, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Second generation dairy farmer Paul Bradbury farms in partnership with his wife, Dee, and son, David, milking 130 Holstein Friesian cows under the Brookroad prefix, which calve all
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Pregnancy Diagnosis in Dairy Herds
With government guidelines related to social distancing it is important to remain focussed on herd health and the timely pregnancy diagnosis (PD) of dairy cows. Read more..
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Rising Through the Ranks - New Head of Field Services Appointed at the Cattle Information Service
The Cattle Information Service (CIS), leading milk recording organisation, welcomes internal promotion of Janette Mathie, who has been committed to the business for 29 years, progr
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Farmer Focus: Abi Reader
Opening her farm to the public is something Abi is keen to do as part of her drive to educate, engage and enthuse consumers about farming.