Lakeland Agri’s SoilSmart programme is trialed  and tested. We work with our farmer suppliers from the ground up, ensuring that soil health is optimised. This in turn optimises grass growth and utilisation for sustainable production systems.

We offer tailored advice to our farmer suppliers to optimise the health of their soils, encompassing:
• Soil pH
• Soil chemical composition
• Soil biological activity
• Soil aeration
• Slurry application
 

By optimising soil health, our farmers grow more grass and higher quality grass.  Through ForageSmart, we offer tailored advice to our farmer suppliers to optimise the efficiency of grass growth and utilisation in their cows’ diet, encompassing:

• Sward composition (grassland & silage)
• Grass seed choice
• Grass growth measurement
• Silage production (timing & quality)
• Concentrate allocation at grass
 

By optimising the health of the cow’s rumen, this delivers the best possible environment to facilitate the most efficient utilisation of nutrients. Through RumiSmart, we offer tailored advice to our farmer suppliers to optimise cow rumen health, encompassing:

•Sourcing high quality feed
•High spec ration formulation
•Starch and fibre requirements
•Protected fats to optimise body condition 
•Yeasts
• Feed Buffers
• Essential oils from natural sources
 

A balanced approach to ruminant nutrition is required to optimise cow health and performance.  Sustainable feeding systems are imperative from both an economic and environmental perspective. Through NutriSmart, we offer tailored nutritional advice to our farmer suppliers to optimise the efficiency of nutrient utilisation from feed to milk, encompassing:

•Targeted diet formulation
•Protein requirements
•Energy requirements 
 

Healthy and happy cows produce high quality, nutritious milk. A proactive approach to herd health and welfare is delivered through our HealthSmart programme. Through HealthSmart, we monitor cow health, offering tailored advice to our farmer suppliers to optimise herd health, encompassing:

•Forage mineral analysis
•Milk mineral analysis 
•Feed mineral packages
•Disease screening via milk analysis 
•Faecal health screening