In an attempt to survive the current recession businesses have to become leaner and fitter, and reduce costs whilst increasing output. Just like any other business the same can be said of farming and to that end one of our Peak District Farm Holidays dairy producers has made a substantial investment in a new feeder wagon - yes gourmet food for cows is now on the menu!
They say that "we are what we eat" - I hope this is true of cows as well as humans. Basically this wonderful new machine is just like a giant food mixer so the cow's staple food, sileage, can be chopped and blended with other ingredients such as straw to give roughage, and molases to improve palatability. The resulting blend is easy to digest and provides a high fibre diet that increases the quality and quantity of milk produced per cow. That's the theory, let's hope it works in practice. It is early days yet, but feeding is simple and it seems to be working - we will let you know if the proof is indeed in the pudding!
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