Farm Open Day at the Home of NuffieldScholar Robert Parker

摘要

For Robert Parker change is a challenge that becomes an opportunity for a better income and a better lifestyle.For many years Robert, who farms 500 acres with his wife Eileen near Stranraer in south west Scotland, sourced continental crosses as suckler herd replacements.These came from his brother's adjacent dairy farm, but as the trend towards higher yielding Holsteins gathered pace these crossbreds were no longer performing well in Robert's suckler herd.