Ayrshire Food Hub will discuss how using data on a farm can help make informed decisions to help with the profitability and sustainability of a dairy business.
The event will take place Tuesday, July 30, at Ayrshire Food Hub, Crossroads Roundabout, Hurlford, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, from 6:30p.m-9:00p.m.
The meeting will cover:
- What data can be incorporated into the decision-making process to reach business goals, looking at the types and quality of data available on farm;
- What are the main sources of data used to make management decisions on farm by the farmer and the wider teams;
- The cost of heifer replacements;
- What data is available from robots and how this can be used to make business decisions;
- What data has driven new farm practices and made cost savings on farm.
Dinner will be available on arrival at 6:30p.m.
Senior consultant from Owen Farm Services, Laura Grieve, will lead on the discussion on what data can be extracted and how this can aid farm decision making.
Jim Currie from LELY (UK) will also join the event to discuss the data that can be extracted from robotic milking systems.
Low Ballees Farm is located near West Kilbride, Ayrshire, in South West Scotland, where the Campbell family have been farming for 95 years.
The farm is home to 130 all-year-round Holstein Friesians, milked on a robotics system. This is supported by zero grazing cutting of forage, production of silage, wholecrop cereals and barley.
