A little bit of attitude

In each episode of the podcast, I like to ask my guests about their favourite cow breed. On this occasion, I wanted to speak to someone who could tell me more about my own favourite dairy breed, the Ayrshire. My guest in this episode is Duncan Hunter, someone who has vast experience and understanding of this beautiful breed. Over generations, Duncan and his family built up their prize-winning herd, the Haresfoot Ayrshires, which were in the top 1% in the UK for production for many years and won numerous awards with their high-quality milk and management standards. Duncan also held the role of breed manager for the Ayrshire Cattle Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He now provides consultancy services in the dairy sector, and recently returned to provide support to the Ayrshire Cattle Society. This involves working across a wide range of activities, which include promoting the breed through novel communication channels.   In this episode, we discuss: breed and personality traits of Ayrshire cows, the benefits of introducing Ayrshires into dairy herds to improve sustainability, embracing technology to enhance communication for internal and external audiences, International Ayrshire Cow Day. Listen in to hear Duncan’s thoughts on communication, cows and coffee! Links from this episode: Duncan's consultancy website https://hunterdairyconsulting.com/ Ayrshire Cattle Society of Great Britian and Ireland https://www.ayrshirescs.org/ayrshires-cattle-society/ Ayrshire YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@AyrshireCattleSocietyOFFICIAL