Case Studies

Beef successfully replaces dairy

Six years ago, the farm partners at WH Amesbury & Son near Axbridge in Somerset faced a situation that others will have experienced since, and many may be weighing up now—what to do with life after dairy farming?

Mr Amesbury says "Deciding to adopt the Blade system originally stemmed from the realisation at the time of ceasing milk production that we didn’t actually know enough about beef production. Having a defined system to follow, with advice available when needed from experienced specialists, provided security and reassurance in the early days and continues today."

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Case Study reproduced with kind permission from British Dairying

First McDonald's Flagship Farm in Britain!

The Tudor family, who run a Blade Farming calf rearing unit in Shropshire, are the first beef farm in Great Britain to become a 'MacDonald's Flagship Farm'.

Louse Tudor explains "We feel very privileged to be considered as a flagship farm. We like to think that our success is due to using a simple system with emphasis on detail and hygiene with as little physical contact as possible, reducing stress of the stock, but with regular inspections of walking through the pens of stock twice daily."

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Making the switch away from Dairy

A new Aberdeen Angus contract finishing business provides a positive alternative to dairy farming for the Keeling family in Somerset.

Mervin explains "Angus were the last thing on my mind... but when Blade Farming approached us it seemed like an easy option and seemed to fit in"

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An eye for detail is vital for rearing healthy calves

The Tudor family, who contract rear calves for Blade near Shrewsbury, feature in a Farmers Weekly case study.

Attention to detail, good buildings and a strict calf health routine are all contributing to the success of the Calf unit on the Tudor's farm as the throughput of calves is expected to go up to 2500 per year.

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Meet the 'Farmers Weekly Farmer of the Year 2010'

Read about John Hoskin; 'a traditional farmer who eats, sleeps and breathes family life and livestock'.

Find out how he has combined these skills with numerous other activities in the Beef industry to win this Prestigious award.

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Aberdeen Angus Beef Finishing Scheme

Mark Amesbury, an ex Dairy farmer in Somerset has realised the benefits of the Blade Farming Aberdeen Angus scheme and is using them to his advantage on his mixed farm.

Mark explains "The disciplined approach to the Blade contract has made me look at the other enterprises on the farm, and consequently I have adopted the same approach to them. That has made them so much more efficient as well."

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