Ian farms in partnership with his family near Knutsford, Cheshire. They manage 700 commercial pedigree Holstein/Friesians on 445 hectares (1,100 acres). Replacements are home-reared and cows are on a composite system. Ian is a representative for Sainsbury’s Dairy Development Group and sits on the AHDB Genetics Advisory Forum
Sean Mitchell, 23, is a Charolais breeder at Grassknop Farm, near Skelton, Cumbria. He is also a member of the British Charolais Cattle Society
This year marks the 95th anniversary of Dairy Farmer
Rosemary Collingborn, a past ‘Cowmen Comment' writer and dairy farmer from Wiltshire looks back at her assocation with Dairy Farmer