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Guiding farms to EXCEL from Calf to Cow 🚀

Offering bespoke, industry-leading, independent nutrition & management advice 🐮

Serving North & Central UK👩🏻‍💼
(online consultancy also available)

Building Better Businesses - One calf at a time

Pair Housing... Is there a benefit?🤔💭If you’ve been considering trialling pair housing for calves, winter may be an idea...
21/01/2026

Pair Housing... Is there a benefit?🤔💭

If you’ve been considering trialling pair housing for calves, winter may be an ideal time to start...

What the research shows for calves in cooler weather:

❤ Calves housed in pairs during cooler weather had lower rates of calf fever, with incidence almost halved compared with other groups (14% vs. 22 - 27%).

❤ Duration of scours was reduced.

❤ Calves consumed more starter feed later in the pre-weaning period and post-weaning, resulting in improved average daily gains.

❤ Pair-housed calves spent less time inside their hutches, but when inside, they opted to spend time together in the same hutch.

What you might expect if you trial pair housing this winter:

✅ Increased starter intake and calf growth

✅ Slightly warmer micro-environments

✅ Potential improvements in calf health (highly dependent on overall management, hygiene, and nutrition)

*Pair housing can work and potentially offer health/performance benefits, with the right strategy, management, nutrition, and environment.*

*On some farms, pair housing may not be practical, suitable, or the best option.

Are you housing calves individually from birth or pair housing? Let me know below! 😁

On Monday night I delivered a talk at my old Young Farmers Club - Samlesbury 🤠🐮 talking about feeding the pre-weaned cal...
20/01/2026

On Monday night I delivered a talk at my old Young Farmers Club - Samlesbury 🤠🐮 talking about feeding the pre-weaned calf 🍼

I’ve been in a total of 3 YFC clubs from the ages of 15 - 23, as I’ve moved location several times, but Samlesbury was where I spent the majority of my time and contributed the most to the organisation ✨

It’s always nice being back in a familiar building with some familiar faces, hopefully giving everyone some ideas to take back home to farm or inspiration for their future careers 📈

I have a lot to thank YFC for, and public speaking is one of them!

20/01/2026

It’s true… and it’s definitely not uncommon.

I completely get it. You’re CRAZY busy.
Cows calving, feed to mix, beds to scrape, cows to milk, stock to move… the list never ends.

And colostrum storage is one of those things that often gets overlooked.

“Leave it in that bucket and I’ll get to it later.”

We’ve recently had temperatures in the low single figures and even below freezing, but these fluctuate daily - sometimes hour to hour 🌡️

However, ambient temperatures are not cold enough to cool colostrum to a safe level and keep it there consistently.

Bacteria can double every 20 minutes in colostrum.
So the longer it sits above fridge or freezer temperature, the more contaminated it becomes 🦠

Leaving colostrum exposed also allows bacteria from the air to enter, turning it into a pathogen-rich soup that our naive newborn calves then consume 🤢

So what’s best practice?

If colostrum needs to be held before feeding:
✅ Store it in a clean bucket with a lid 🪣
✅ Place it straight into a fridge to preserve that GOLDEN GOODNESS ⭐️

Alternatively, colostrum can be preserved using Potassium Sorbate, allowing short-term storage at ambient temperature 😎

As with everything on farm, simple, practical protocols are key 🔑

And when the whole team understands why these steps matter, it’s much easier to get everyone pulling in the same direction 🚀

I asked ChatGPT "If my business was a perfume, what would it smell like?"Here's what it came up with 😁I half expected it...
19/01/2026

I asked ChatGPT "If my business was a perfume, what would it smell like?"

Here's what it came up with 😁

I half expected it to say "Top notes of calf manure with undertones of warm milk and silage" 🤔🤷🏽‍♀️😂

Amazingly, it’s grasped my business ethos pretty well!

✨Focusing on getting calves off to the best start with strong foundations.
✨Maximising their potential through optimal nutrition and management.
✨Driving businesses forwards through experience, trust, and structure.
✨Offering a calm, well-balanced, and practical approach to on-farm consultancy that WORKS.

Calf to Cow isn’t about flogging loads of products to make money, or about leaving clients high and dry after they’re on board. It’s about a team approach to getting the best out of our calves for a happier, healthier, and more productive herd 🐄 or a more efficient dairy-beef system 🥩

Introducing...The Calf to Cow Optimisation Strategy ⭐🏆🐮I have mentioned before on my socials that Jerseys and Cross-bred...
16/01/2026

Introducing...

The Calf to Cow Optimisation Strategy ⭐🏆🐮

I have mentioned before on my socials that Jerseys and Cross-breds do have to be treated slightly differently to Holsteins and other large dairy breeds.

We can still aim for the same KPIs, such as age at first calving and % of mature cow size, but the actual numbers we use to get there need to change.

At Calf to Cow, there are 6 areas we focus on to drive performance from, well... Calf to Cow 😁

⭐ Foundation - the building blocks of life and getting the calf off to the best start.
⭐ Metabolism - supporting internal and external development through nutrition, management, and environment.
⭐ Precision - having KPIs, set targets, and protocols in place to maximise return on investment.
⭐ Reproduction - focusing on heifer fertility, height, and weight at breeding.
⭐ Adaptation - ensuring heifers transition smoothly into the milking herd, with low levels of stress.
⭐ Performance - 1st and 2nd lactation performance, subsequent fertility, longevity, and herd sustainability.

If you're ready to OPTIMISE your heifer rearing system, I'm ready to help 😁

14/01/2026

These are the things we get wrong when it comes to colostrum feeding… 🙈👎🏼

❌ The first feed is fed to the calf too late, so antibody absorption is poor.

❌ Colostrum is fed to the calf, despite the volume or quality of it.

❌ No records are kept of quality, volume, time of feeding, source of colostrum.

❌ Colostrum is harvested using dirty dump buckets, and/or stored in dirty bags/bottles.

❌ Calves are left to suck the cow and expected to drink sufficient colostrum.

❌ Colostrum is sat out for extended periods at ambient temperature, without a lid.

Without OPTIMISING colostrum management, we can’t expect our calves to perform OPTIMALLY 🚀

If you need some guidance on colostrum management this year, you know where I am ☺️

Calf to Cow is launching CALF CLUB 😎🥳🐮Calf Club will bring farmers, calf rearers, and on-farm staff together to learn, s...
11/01/2026

Calf to Cow is launching CALF CLUB 😎🥳🐮

Calf Club will bring farmers, calf rearers, and on-farm staff together to learn, share ideas, and improve calf and youngstock performance across the region.

Each meeting will focus on practical, evidence-based strategies that you can implement on farm. These will NOT be product-heavy meetings.

The meetings are free to attend ✅ and lunch is included 🥧

All Calf to Cow clients are of course invited, plus any other farmers/calf rearers/farm staff who would like to join 🥰

If you’re not a client but are interested in attending, please EMAIL me the following:

- Name(s) of those wanting to attend
- Farm
- Any dietary requirements

Hoping to see lots of you in March!! 💖

I said this year I would make my page a bit more ✨personal✨, so… here I am 😁 After doing these slides, I’ve finally real...
11/01/2026

I said this year I would make my page a bit more ✨personal✨, so… here I am 😁

After doing these slides, I’ve finally realised just how much I’m try to cram into my life 🙈🤣

As you know, Calf to Cow came at the time I really needed it. Building this business, and more so building myself back up, has had a huge impact on my health, happiness, and overall life this last 6 months 💖

But on the outside of Calf to Cow, I’ve decided to set myself some personal goals too 🏆 to try and look after my wellbeing better so I can show up the best I can for my clients 🙏🏼

What are you doing this year to fill your cup? ✨

Calf Rearing Word Search 🐮🤓Take a break from scrolling and turn your eyes to this bundle of fun 😂The first 3 words you s...
10/01/2026

Calf Rearing Word Search 🐮🤓

Take a break from scrolling and turn your eyes to this bundle of fun 😂

The first 3 words you see are the things you should review in your system this year... 😁

If you're needing some guidance or not sure where to start, you know who to contact 😉📱

Let me know below which words you found first!

09/01/2026

A burst bag of milk powder making me look very shady in the car park 😅🙈💀

Best clean my car before I get reported 🤣

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