The Farmers Mart Apr/May 2015 - Issue 39 | Page 67

Mount Pleasant Farm KW are extremely proud to be associated with Nigel Watson, Mount Pleasant Farm,Frodingham For more information please contact your local Sales Specialist or call 0845 355 9935 www.kwalternativefeeds.co.uk Contact us today on: Follow us on Twitter Tel: [phone] or 01904 608554 By Email: [email protected] www.hbfuels.com @kwfeeds Pleased to be associated with Nigel Watson of Mount Pleasant Farm ‘Robotic milking will make the cows’ lives easier and the high yielders will have less stress as they milk around five times a day’ high yielders will have less stress as they will milk around five times a day,” he explained. “We also want to get the cow accommodation sorted out more. We are on a loose house system at the moment that is labour- intensive and creates a high cost in the usage of straw. What we are aiming to do is to put a free stall system with comfortable mats. Bedding with a little sawdust is where we are thinking. We are also looking to utilise the slurry so that we don’t have to buy as much fertiliser,” he added. ‘We are definitely staying in milk’ www.farmers-mart.co.uk Apr/May 2015 67