Washfold Farm

Cropping Facts

600 acres Winter wheat mostly taken as whole crop
900 acres of grass
300 acres of rough grazing
200 acres of heather moorland
plus woodland and ELS margins

Farm Facts

• 1300 Cows milked 3 x daily
• 600 Young stock
• All year TMR fed, grass and wholecrop
• Milk sold to Payne's Dairies
• Heifer calves are reared on an automatic milk feeder
• Cows are fitted with pedometers, have auto ID in the parlour, there is
  auto recording of yield, conductivity and activity. Bulling heifers are
  fitted with Heatime heat detectors
• There are also 900 mule ewes, which are tupped with the Texel,
  all lambs are then sold fat, with the sheep utilising some of the less
  productive land on the unit
• A 200 KW AD plant has been installed to take all the farm slurry converting it into
  electricity. This provides all the farms electric requirements
  and surplus is sold into the national grid.

Washfold Holsteins

• Production 10,800 litres @ 3.80 butterfat,3.25 protein, 170 cell count (target 120), 30 bactoscan (target<15).
• Current daily average 35.5 litres / cow
• 30 Excellent , 200 vg cows
• Top A.I. Sires used including genomic and sexed semen on maiden heifers.
• Been very successful in herd competitions and the show ring over the last 20 years
• Including best herd on inspection North Eastern Club herd competition 2012.
• Volac calf rearer of the year 2010.
• Well known families include - Missy, Sharon, Blackrose, Marie and many others.
• Home bred families which are most consistent are - Jean, Mary, Caroline, Dairymaid, Linda, Monica