East Coast Viners have been part of the agricultural community in Scotland for over 50 years.
A family run Feed Milling business operating from Stonehaven in the heart of the Mearns, ECV produce a comprehensive range of compound and blended feeds formulated for optimum performance.
Telephone: 01569 740251
E-mail: sales@ecvg.co.uk
By Steven Eddie, ECV Nutritionist Making the most of home-grown cereals and forages is key to efficient and cost-effective rearing of beef cattle. It is important to consider the quality and quantity of farm produced feeds when planning for the winter ahead. By working in partnership with East Coast Viners, our nutritionists and feed advisors […]
By Rebecca Stuart, ECV Nutritionist Denhead, Dunlugas near Turriff in 1988, they were visited by a financial adviser who was trying to sell them pension plans. Whilst they were impressed with the salesman’s pitch, upon reflection, it seemed like a lot of money to be putting away every year. Around the same time, Hamish had […]
By Rebecca Bennett, ECV Nutritionist It’s not often you hear of a new dairy unit being established in the North of Scotland, but the Morrow Family at Brunthill Farm, near New Deer took the plunge last summer, installing two Lely Astronaut robotic milking units. Norman and Caroline Morrow moved over from Northern Ireland around 33 years […]
Selecting the correct mineral supplement is important for maintaining healthy animals, and optimal growth and reproduction. The ECV Range of bagged minerals and mineral buckets contain ingredients based on quality and bioavailability to produce palatable products at a competitive price. Contact your ECV nutritionist to discuss your mineral requirements.
Push for higher performance with Alkalized diets. They allow farms to drive more starchy cereal into the diet safely. Daily live weight gains up to 2kg/ head/ day on beef finishing units.
Making best use of home-produced cereals allows for the most cost-effective feeding of stock on your farm. ECV has a full range of protein blends and compounds to balance cereals and forage. Speak to a member of the sales team for more information.
Quality nutrition is vital for getting lambs off to the best start, helping to optimise productivity at grass, boost live weight gains and improve finishing ratios. Speak to your nutritionist today to see how we can help you achieve this.
By creep feeding calves you are feeding them when their feed conversion rate is at its optimum. By creep feeding you can expect many benefits including: Increased weaning weights, less of a weaning check due to the rumen being adapted to a different diet and a reduction in pneumonia at housing. Speak to your ECV contact today for more information.
