Calving and training the odd heifer through the parlour will cause a headache for most farmers, but try calving 1,150 during an eight-week block. Add one of the wettest, coldest springs in memory, along with a brand new E3m grass-based set-up and you're in for a roller-coaster ride. Five years ago, when Sansaw Estate in Shropshire started planning for a sizeable new dairy venture, estate manager James Thompson probably hoped for a slighdy easier start.
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