ABOVE LEFT Corringham Bob Roxy EX93(2E) (Jordan Red x VG87 Rubens), jointly owned with Tadhg Bourke and Erie Holstiens, was Grand Champion R&W at the UK Dairy Expo 2012.
ABOVE RIGHT Riverdane Talented Ashlyn EX93(2E) (max score) (Talent x EX90-max score Durham x Tri-Day Ashlyn EX96), owned with Sterndale. 5th
All-European Show 2013, All Britain Heifer in-milk 2012.
FARM FACTS r Milk contract: Sainsburys-Wiseman
r Soil type: Varies from heavy clay loam to sandy loam
r Ft above sea level: 300-400ft
r Arable: Wholecrop wheat and maize
r Cow ration: 35% maize, 10% wholecrop and 55% grass
r Acreage: 120 owned, 100 rented
r Parlour: 16 x 16 Herringbone
always have a true Type model and they are all similar – but I believe ours in the UK is the best.”
High genomic families like Whittier-Farms Lead Mae have been invested in and a prospect that the Nutsfords are looking forward to is a female AltaJackman pregnancy from Jolicap Emlee – the former world number one Net Merit and number three GTPI heifer. 80% of Riverdane’s breeding programme uses genomic bulls, Mark says: “Genomics works – the facts are there. Within genomics I look at the SCC, Milk, Fat, Protein and Type breakdowns and I will not use a genomic bull that is not backed by a good cow family.”
Showing
The showring is used as a key marketing tool and it is paramount to the business’s profitability; as the milk cheque matches this high yielding herd’s animal and embryo sales income.
“Marketing is very important, you need to realise that there is more than one way of making money – it’s not just milk and fresh stock sales. We have an international market so we need to appeal to a larger audience,” says Mark.
Every few years all 28 herd book members of the European Holstein and Red Holstein Confederation have the opportunity to come together and
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