Summer is very much my favourite season of the year. The aspects that appeal to me most are the longer days and the summer sun, although the latter is most likely a cow’s worst nightmare. So, the summer season is bittersweet, with the love I have for it overshadowed by the fact that dairy cows…
The heat is on and, as we know from past experience, this means we will probably have to put up with milk loss, lame cows, and a drop in profits, and we will spend the next few months desperately awaiting the winter when our milk returns. This is dairy farming in Africa … or is…