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“We have fed the cows as early as 20 July, something we never do here”, “we’ve already used the equivalent of a winter’s worth of feeding in coarse hay », « the old hay bales have regained their value », « for the first year, I have ensiled corn » … In the aisles of the Sommet de l’élevage, this we…
More than 1500 ha, 320 beef cows and pigs—the Przybylski family farm in the Lublin region combines crop and livestock production in one integrated system. Their own fields provide feed for cattle and pigs, while some of the land is used for grazing, reducing production costs. The plan for the c…
The Romanowskis run a small family dairy farm where grassland and grazing cows are the basis of production. The most important innovation was taking part in the Zielone Mleko project and producing raw material with an increased content of certain health-promoting components. The farmers show th…
“In 2018, we built a new building for the young stock so we could bring all the animals together at the same farm site,” explain the partners of Gaec du Tilleret. The new building, measuring 60 metres long by 17 metres wide, has 110 cubicle spaces and the same number of headlocks, and houses heifer…
“I wanted a simple feeding system that anyone could use.” Benoît Gayraud is a breeder of 500 Lacaune sheep dairy cows at Montals, in Aveyron, in a Gaec with his father Yves. He equipped himself a year ago with a feedingsystem fully automated. Time-saving, simplicity of work, well-mixed and calibrat…
