Jim runs 105ha, with the help of his wife Jesme and son John, in two units in central Scotland. They keep 110 Holstein Friesians, followers and beef stores. Jim is actively involved in grassland and breed societies and milk industry politics. You mayrecall that when I wrote the July article we were just about to start silage making. We did, in fact, commence on June 6, so we did not break any records for starting late, but it was close! It turned out to be one of the best silage making years for first cut in the last ten, Apart from a shower on the very first night, we finished in a week without another drop of rain. After cutting with a mower conditioner, we shook it all out and it was ensiled within 24-48 hours later, The pit is 15m wide by 40m long and will be on average 2.5m high, holding an excellent product for next winter.
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