Wynnstay Head of Dairy services, David Howard has over 12 years of experience in the ruminant feed industry following his graduation from Harper Adams University. His specialities lie in key areas such as robotic milking, lameness in dairy cows and transition cow management. As well as being a qualified Cow Signals Master Trainer, David has been a mentor for Farming Connect in the area of robotic milking systems.
Whatever the use and however much maize is going to be fed in the ration, optimising dry matter, starch yield and fibre digestibility is the key. The latter of the two being more significant, yet harder to measure.
