At Oaremead Farm on Exmoor, Tom, a fourth-generation farmer, has successfully transformed his cattle management system by introducing bale grazing and outwintering. Faced with the challenges of wet winters and soil compaction, Tom designed the Burge Bale Unroller (BBU) to minimise labour and protect his land. This case study explores how his innovative approach has not only improved herd health but also saved significant costs while supporting sustainable farming practices.

Asking the question: why are we doing it like this? Seeking advice, implementing change, rediscovering the excitement of farming and saving the business £47,000. Precision Grazing recent interview with client Chris Berry covers how implementing changes to the farming system has made the farm profitable and resilient.

Changing the farming system, increasing outputs whilst decreasing inputs and improving overall farm productivity. Precision Grazing recent interview with client Tom Burge covers just how they did that, discussing the challenges, solutions, outcomes and future goals.

About 5 years ago we had just gone down with TB and were stacked with stock, we wanted to keep that number of stock and avoid having to sell them at markets. We were so pleased with how that first year went we expanded and have put in a further 3 more systems to allow us to keep a greater number of cattle on a smaller area.