Practical Feeding Management and Finances – Part 3 – Feeding Management (2026)

• Reviewing the principal methods of feeding; strengths and weaknesses within different production systems
• Understanding and assessing where issues may occur
• Reviewing the principals and science of feeding, grazing and bunk management
• Understanding how cow behaviour influences feeding and nutrition

Richard Cooper, RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Production, Map of Ag

Richard Cooper qualified as a vet from Bristol in 2002, subsequently working in Devon and New Zealand. He undertook a farm animal residency at the University of Bristol in 2008, subsequently gaining his RCVS Diploma in Cattle Health and Production and RCVS Registered Specialist status.

Richard provides nutritional consultancy on behalf of Map of Ag to dairy and beef farmers, and veterinary consultancy to processors and retailers in the agrifood supply chain. He completed a master’s degree in Public Health and Epidemiology in 2017, which consolidated his love of using data to help inform farm decision making.