the 75 tonne class in the winter competition 2013. Her dam is Maydew Lindy Diamond who was also classified Ex94-5E having had 10 calves and producing 100,000kg lifetime yield as well as earning four stars. This line is continuing to develop
OPPOSITE LEFT Paul is the third generation at May Farm where he farms with parents David and Linda.
ABOVE LEFT Maydew Stor Diamond is the second generation to be classified Ex94 and produce 100 tonnes life time yield.
ABOVE RIGHT Whitgreave Shottle Diamond: This third calved Shottle daughter of Stor Diamond is scored Ex90.
BELOW RIGHT Whitgreave Springlebee Seaver Rosie and Rossett Golwyn Sweet were among the entries at UK Dairy Day last month.
with the Stormatic having an Excellent classified Shottle daughter in her third lactation, a milking Talent heifer and a bulling heifer by Shottle. Paul aims to breed a balanced, uniform herd cows with open ribbed frames combining dairy strength and also carrying super udders. Due to a change in the calving age, with heifers now calved at two years old, the herd is youthful, with a lot of heifers calved over the last two years. A few surplus heifers are sold fresh calved through Leek and Market Drayton. Paul explains: “I am really pleased with how the heifers are performing after calving at two years old. They are big enough and I’m looking forward to watching them mature.
“I have learned not to buy everything sales reps try to sell me or jump at the latest bull and although I want to move with the times, the herd is more even with many daughters of fewer bulls than one or two of many sires,” adds Paul.
A bull that has noticeably worked well in the herd is the noted Picston Shottle. “We have always had Shottle in the tank, however, we did only purchase semen when it was less than £30.” The oldest milking daughter is due shortly with her seventh calf and although there is a lot of Shottle blood in the herd, Paul will still use a straw where he can. Other female additions in the herd include the purchase in 2010 of Coxongreen Shottle Zindra, who was purchased privately as a calf. She has matured well and is now scored Excellent in her third lactation. She was also
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