Farm Diary by Gwyn Jones, December 8

We are yarding the last few cows at Plaistow, and with calving finished, we can settle down to a simpler routine. Cows are milking very well, with very high fat and protein content in the milk, but the heifers are a couple of litres per head down. Not sure, why this is as we have grouped them with the smaller crossbred cows this winter, minimising competition.