DAIRY MANAGEMENT NEWS
Johne’s ‘live on air’ NML has introduced a series of Johne’s seminars for vets through their webinar system – a real-time, on-line conferencing facility. It allows voice and video chat to be shared simultaneously, across geographically dispersed locations, so vets across the UK can all participate. “In fact, our first Johne’s webinar featured Professor Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Johne’s disease guru from the University of Copenhagen,” says NML vet services manager Chris Spence. “This webinar provided current information about Johne’s test interpretation that was shared with 50
participants – mainly vets – from all over the UK. And even more useful is that we have been able to make this available to everyone through the NMR and NML websites.” The second Johne’s webinar is to be held in late January and will focus on managing Johne’s risks and practical controls within dairy herds. Guest speakers will include MyHealthyHerd directors and vets Dick Sibley and Peter Orpin. To register for the webinar please email chriss@nmr.co.uk. Proceedings of this should be available on both the NML and NMR websites by January 26.
NMR sponsors training
Lewis Kellaway
NMR has awarded £500 sponsorship to Lewis Kellaway to support his education towards a career in dairying. Lewis was one of 30 successful
applicants in the West Country Dairy Awards that are open to students from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset who are studying agriculture and related subjects. From a family-run organic dairy farm near Sherborne in Dorset, Lewis is studying for an extended diploma in agriculture at Hartpury College, Gloucester. He is currently undertaking a number of business case studies in different sectors of the industry and he plans to use his NMR sponsorship for specific dairy courses including one in AI and one in foot trimming. Lewis will be able to put his practical dairy skills into practice on the family herd of currently 150 Holstein cows and increasing. The Awards – run by the NFU and Dairy Crest and supported by industry sponsors – distributed more than £16,000 in 2012.
Long life and milk NMR has published a list of cows achieving 100 tonnes of milk in October and November 2012 on its website. Here are the top three from the two months ranked on lifetime daily yield (LDY). 1. Picston Con Birch 64 produced 109,668kg of milk in seven lactations and has a LDY of 30.72kg/day. (V Williamson & Sons, Austerson Farm, Austerson, Cheshire). 2. Line 179 gave 103,557kg of milk in seven lactations and has a LDY of 29.66kg/day. (T N Beeston & Son, Moreton Hall Farm, Market Drayton, Shropshire). 3. Wilderley Bombay Moira produced 103,395kg of milk in seven lactations with a LDY of 28.59kg/day. (Wilderley Hall Farms, Pulversbatch, Shropshire).
Diaries 2013 NMR’s Herd Management diaries for 2013 are still available. The industry’s most popular management diary takes the stress out of record keeping. All in a ring-binder, packs of extra pages of the calendar and medical recording sections are available to slot in if you run out of space. The diary costs £24 plus VAT from NMR Customer Services on 0844 725 5567 or email customerservices@nmr.co.uk.
NMR job vacancies NMR is looking to fill two key job vacancies, for a product manager and service development manager. In both cases excellent organisational, planning and communication skills are required along with a sound understanding of the dairy industry.
Competitive salaries, a company car and benefits are being offered with these posts. See the vacancies page on the NMR website for more details or contact: Ben Bartlett at BenB@nmr.co.uk. Closing date: 30 January 2013.
For more information on NMR products and services contact customer services, 0844 7255567, NMR web address: www.nmr.co.uk, NMR email address: customerservices@nmr.co.uk COW MAN AG E ME N T
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