How a greenfield dairy targets ‘resilient’ 50% yield lift
January 2024
![The team at Alma Bank Farm](https://www.alltech.com/sites/default/files/styles/keenan_in_the_news_images/public/2024-01/Alma%20Bank%20Farm.jpg?itok=op_kKPfE)
The Barnes family of Alma Bank Farm, near Oakham, have endured six tumultuous years since selling their old farm in nearby Somerby, with planning permission for housing, and building a greenfield dairy unit in the middle of their land.
Since switching from spring to autumn calving – while growing the herd from 150 to 290 cows, building a new unit and selling their old one – they have also been hit by two droughts, a two-year delay to building at Somerby, “B” prices for milk during Covid, a bovine TB breakdown and falling milk prices.
Read their full story here - Farmers Weekly