Dairy Conversion, Wiltshire, England - Doing the basics well Robin Blatchford England

Part 1 in our visit to Robin Blatchford, England. This video discusses Robin's decision to convert to dairy, his cow type, and his cubicle shed. We were delighted to be part of his project, working on the farmyard design and soucing livestock.
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[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

What a shed! Nice video team

[@jeffcoombs7528]

Robin has been and still is a very good customer on the arable side of the farm! He is a very knowledgeable man and inventor of his own grain drying systems I wish him well in his next venture

[@richardlewis1539]

There are many established dairy farmers that could do with listening to Robin, keeping it simple as possible and avoiding being the glamorous yield chasers that don't pay their bills!!

[@aaronswanson6719]

Amazing transition

[@oppamaclare]

I really like the Grasstec videos. No waffle ......... It would be nice to hear more from this guy. Interesting to listen to.

[@Grasstecgroup]

Thank you. We have lots more to come with Robin, we have a walkthrough of his parlour coming this Sunday.

[@nathanwebster7682]

Great setup

[@mikeysky8917]

Fantastic video. That’s a hell of a shed. Nice owner to listen to with great detail on his system.

[@Grasstecgroup]

Thank you, it's a fantastic setup that is very well run. Lots more to come with Robin.

[@danbrewer]

Awesome shed!

[@jonesmachinery]

Good Video 👍

[@Grasstecgroup]

Thanks Daniel, it’s a very well run farm, we have lots more from this farm to come over the next few weeks.

[@tonymajor8528]

Very impressive, you’ve asked you’ve listened alfalfa for improved lactation and butterfat proteins

[@basantagiri904]

Hi sir wow to appali

[@grahamcarter8447]

You need more cows to increase your business profit. ACRs and Backing gate back of yard. Would speed the job up no end. Milking with two would be a second option. Then you would need 2 R milkers to cover time off. So my first option is one payment and gets you gets you up to speed. As you are your not making a lot profit. Milk price dropped since January.

[@christianjoly4351]

Brand of parlour ?

[@Grasstecgroup]

24/48 Waikato Parlour, full walkthrough video on it next Sunday.

[@grahamcarter8447]

I would avoid breeding Holstein and Jersey . In my experience we done that big mistake.. Holsteins are to big and Man made cows don't hold condition on grazing systems. Jersey to small no Barren cow price. I would go S Reds. Ayrshire. . Good udders last well. Or Pure F . Jersey small get milk fever and don't yield well. Barren price poor . Pius are likely to get Johnes. Need more cows to make maximum profit.