Quest Farm Supplies

11/08/2026

30/07/2026

A masterpiece. Oscar worthy. Forget going to see The Odessey this summer. Starring Willie Fleming

08/07/2026

As frequent as dry days, this is our reminder that we have stock of grass, wholecrop and maize additive ready to roll.

Grass this time of year is often wetter, with less sugar and more fibre. That means every bit of sugar counts. A good silage additive gets to work quickly, converting those sugars into lactic acid, speeding up the fermentation and locking in more energy and protein for your stock.

Like paying the referee or having FIFA on speed dial, the right additive can make a big difference in swinging the outcome.

05/07/2026

Couldnt have written it better ourselves 🤣

24/06/2026

Forgot to get the competition post up 😅

Read it here first, late start tomorrow incoming.​

Super John McGinn!

23/06/2026

Scotland goes to Miami this week... and Miami weather comes to Scotland. 🥵

A few tips for helping cows survive their unexpected all-inclusive holiday:

1️⃣ "Taps On" 💧
Water intakes rocket during hot weather.
Keep troughs clean, fresh and full. Grass isn't the only thing that grows in warm conditions — bacteria can double in as little as an hour in warm water.
Cold. Clean. Available.

2️⃣ Air Conditioning 🌬️
Open the inlets and get the fans running.
On the cows, over the feed face, and under your kilt.
Good airflow helps cool cows and feed alike, keeping intakes up and energy levels where they should be.

3️⃣ Poolside Service 🍩
Push feed up every 2–3 hours.
It's the cow equivalent of drinks and donuts arriving at your sun lounger.
You didn't know you were hungry until the trolley appeared.
The easier feed is to reach, the more likely cows are to keep eating through the heat.

4️⃣ Holiday Cocktails 🍹
Hot weather often creates erratic eating patterns, which means erratic rumen conditions.
Buffers, yeasts, binders and essential oils can all help maintain stability when the ration that was "working perfectly last week" suddenly isn't.
Shaken or stirred — whatever keeps the rumen happy.

5️⃣ Breathing Exercises 😮‍💨
Find a cow lying comfortably and count her breaths.
A relaxed cow should generally be under 60 breaths per minute.
If respiratory rates are climbing, your cooling strategy probably needs some refinement.

⚠️ The Holiday Hangover
Heat stress doesn't always end when the temperature drops.
The real cost often appears days or weeks later:
📉 Lower milk yield
🥛 Reduced butterfat %
🚫 Poor fertility and conception rates
🦠 Increased mastitis risk
🍽️ Reduced dry matter intake
🐄 Higher fresh cow and transition problems
By the time you see these effects, the heatwave is already over.
Manage the heat today, or pay for the holiday later.

"They may take our bad weather, but they'll never take our milk yield."

Heats got to me already 😂

22/06/2026

Keir Starmer – CV for Sales Representative, Quest Farm Supplies Ltd

Position Applied For: Animal Feed Sales Representative

Previous Employment

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
July 2024 – June 2026

Key Skills & Experience
✅ Managed the nation's biggest feed programme.
✅ Experienced in explaining why things cost more than expected.
✅ Can spend 45 minutes answering a simple yes/no question
✅ Negotiated with hundreds of stakeholders and still ended up with everyone unhappy
✅ Proven ability to survive hostile questioning
✅ Used to working with large budgets that disappear quickly.
✅ Specialist in finding someone else to blame when plans fail
✅ Master in the art of answering questions without revealing the answer

HR Comments (Quest Farm Supplies)

❌ Rejected.

19/06/2026

Well done to Gmc Cochrane and David Smith for guessing correctly last game. Both got their Quest jackets delivered yesterday.

On to round 2, get the guessing in. Correctly guess the score and first scorer in tonight's game to win.

13/06/2026

Competition Time!!

To commemorate Scotland winning their first world cup trophy, we are kicking off with a competition.

Guess the first goalscorer of tonight's game (vs Haiti) and the final match result, and you could find yourself sporting a brand new Quest jacket - just in time for Highland Show!