How Simmental herd made E79 a cow before subsidy

摘要

Focusing on three key efficiency measures has ensured the pedigree suckler cow and bull beef enterprises at Strathisla Farms, Perthshire, have remained commercially viable.The cattle have made a profit without subsidy, and broken even before pedigree sales, says farm manager Adrian Ivory.Data is at the heart of this success, although running a large arable operation alongside the cows brings a major advantage in labour and machinery sharing. And pedigree sales through Strathisla Simmentals and Cardean Charolais add a valuable income stream.