The Hunter family from Shotts, Lanarkshire complete a hat trick in being awarded the Lilyhill Cup for the third year running. This award is for the Jersey herd with the highest combined fat and protein, and the Hunter’s 200-cow Clydevalley Jersey herd farmed by Robert & Lorraine Hunter in partnership with their son Mark produced 866.77kg a cow.
Sexed semen is used on most of the cows and heifers and surplus replacements are sold. The cows are cubicle housed and grazed throughout the summer and buffer fed at night year round to maintain a high butterfat content.
The stability in the diet results in top milk quality, with cows in this all year round calving herd yielding 7,845kg of milk at 7.14% fat and 3.91% protein for the year ending September 2023.
Huge congratulations to the Hunter Family, such an achievement!