ChewintheCud Ltd, Shaftesbury (2025)

20/07/2025

Busy week this last week, but well worth it!

In reverse order Friday was trying to play catch up for all the feeding everyone wants sorting as there is no grass in this part of the world!

Thursday was down in Cornwall with Arla for another of their Sustainafarm meetings. Again, delivery another series of short talks on CowSignals Training Company, and in particular StressfreeStockmanship.

Couldn't believe how green it was down there, and how much forage everyone said they had (and thanks to Laura Awdry for the pics of me presenting).

Then Wednesday it a quick visit to the Holstein UK Premier Herd Open Day thanks to the Miller Family. A fantastic group of cows. Congratulations to them, and good to catch up with so many people.

The Tuesday was out on farm, looking at feeding options, including investigating some spring barley for wholecropping, and catching up with some old neighbours for the first time in a very long time, but it also included receiving a tray of eggs from a client! I love days like that. Nothing wrong with the eggs other than either that bit too small or bit to large for their egg contract!

Then Monday I was asked to help on a school trip to the Ancient Technology Centre where we learnt to hurdle weave, along with other skills. Well worth a visit, and they have an open day next weekend so if you've got any kids who like history I'd recommend taking them along!

16/07/2025

Out Now! We talk to Donald Lawson from Premier Nutrition about Transition Management, and give you a whistle stop tour of all the major transition systems available.

With 80% of dairy cow health problems starting during the transition period, it's the biggest challenge to dairy systems, and should be a real focal point in your management to get right.

"Don't be afraid to spend on your dry cow diet. It's the one place you should spend the money."

We discuss how transition management impacts milk yield, fertility, and calf health in our newest podcast.

What transition system works on your farm?

15/07/2025

Out tomorrow! We talk to Donald Lawson from Premier Nutrition about Transition Management, and give you a whistle stop tour of all the major transition systems available.

With 80% of dairy cow health problems starting during the transition period, it's the biggest challenge to dairy systems, and should be a real focal point in your management to get right.

"Don't be afraid to spend on your dry cow diet. It's the one place you should spend the money."

We discuss how transition management impacts milk yield, fertility, and calf health in our newest podcast.

What transition system works on your farm?

03/07/2025

Today ChewintheCud Training held it's first training session, this time for some of the parents of the school, our own children attend.

Emma taught the first half of the "Paediatric Emergency First Aid" course, with the course to be completed at the same time next week.

The aim of ChewintheCud Training is to be flexible to suit your business needs. Today's course was split into two so parents with young children, not currently at school, could work around two shorter sessions, rather than one long session.

Therefore, the same can be done for your business, to for example, fit in between milkings to ensure the course is completed without rushing, but also allowing you to maintain the routines on farm. This way people can be qualified for the "Emergency First Aid at Work" course.

If you would like to know more about the different courses available visit www.chewinthecud.com for more details.

02/07/2025

A great day yesterday with some of the team from I'Anson Bros Ltd as I was invited up to deliver CowSignals training for them (so quick trip to Harrogate!).

A great morning of learning for all involved, before visiting a local farm in the afternoon, with some great cows, to put into action some of the skills learnt earlier in the day.

Then finally bringing it all together with some great suggestions, and discussions afterwards on what people might do differently if it was their farm. So many thanks to our hosts for being open to this discussion.

Ultimately it's about creating an environment for your cows to thrive in and do better at reaching their genetic potential, and because of this create happier, healthier, longer living cows.

If you'd like to know more about attending a CowSignals course for yourself, or maybe have training delivered to your whole farm team, or business, then please get in touch.

02/07/2025

It's finally here! The first episode of season four of ChewintheCud Podcast. Remember they are now release on the first and third Wednesday of a month.

With our fiftieth episode not far way it's sometime a pinch (very hard) yourself moment that the podcast is still going and the numbers continue to grow, as people (worldwide) want to hear us talk about all kinds of dairy related topics! Especially when you know that most podcasts die before they even reach twenty episodes!

To start the new season off we have husband & wife team, Stuart & Helen Rogers talking about the effect breeding their herd, based solely on genomics, has had for the last twelve years.

It's a great combination as Stuart has the passion for breeding and Helen enjoys crunching the numbers, while working for Friars Moor Livestock Health, that show what the outcome has been these last twelve years.

Take a listen and find out for yourself the outcomes they've had, and think to yourself "Could this benefit me at home?"

01/07/2025

All set up for another day of CowSignals Training Company training. This time back up in Yorkshire!

01/07/2025

That's right, tomorrow is a Wednesday, and its the start of Season Four of the ChewintheCud Podcast.

Moving forward new episodes will now be available on the first & third Wednesday of every month.

We've got a great year planned with the usual mix of on farm stories, new technology, youngstock updates, sustainability and others for you!

To kick things off we we have Stuart & Helen Rogers who we ask the question "Are Genomics Working?".

Stuart & Helen made the decision to breed their cows based solely on Genomics back in 2013, and are now reaping the rewards with the herd now rank #3 for £PLI.

This was never the aim, but a happy coincidence. What they wanted, and got, were long living heathy cows and when you listen, you'll find out this is what they have achieved, with some outstanding results!

Listen as they describe their journey into genomics and the results they've had.

Friars Moor Livestock Health

01/07/2025

It's the 1st July which means we can finally reveal what we've secretly been working, on behind the scenes, these last couple of months! We can now officially launch "ChewintheCud Training"

ChewintheCud Training offers your business/farm flexible first aid training from an experienced former A&E and current MIU Nurse Practitioner with the emphasis on the needs for your business, but particularly agriculture.

All course are accredited by First Aid Awards and meet the requirements of the Health & Safety (First Aid at Work) Regulations 1981.

Like our popular CowSignals Training Company courses we can offer whole team/farm training, or will be putting together courses across the south west where individuals can join others to complete their training.

As well as on our social media channels on Facebook & LinkedIn ChewintheCud Training will also be on Instagram

For more information on the courses available, or to join our mailing list to join future courses, please visit our website www.chewinthecud.com

01/07/2025

It's 1st July and in preparation for the start of Season Four of the ChewintheCud Ltd Podcast we now have some updated pages on the website all about the podcast and the people behind it! To take a look visit www.chewinthecud.com

20/06/2025

Remembered to take a photo of some of our guests today, and an after shot, as we started to record year 4 of the podcast! Look out for the first episode on Wednesday 2nd July as we talk to Stuart & Helen Rogers about how using genomics has improved their herd! Friars Moor Livestock Health

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