Replacements: Get milk from the dam, beef from the sire

Calving is progressing well in most herds at present. Varying degrees of difficulties and health issues are being reported, as usual.

While this is all going on, you should not take your eye off growing next year’s suckler replacements.

Your rearing/growing strategy for this should be influenced by how the 2016 batch are calving down and settling into motherhood.