The main activity of JSC Upytes Experimental Farm is a cultivation of agricultural products (cereals, flax and other crops), dairy farming, raising beef cattle, breeding heifers and calves. The farm has 823 cattle, including 298 dairy cows and 36 Charolais beef cattle. There are also Lithuanian Red, Swedish Red and Dairy Simmental breed cattle. There are 16 workers who take care of the cattle: 6 milkers and 10 auxiliary workers.
In 2017, the company implemented the following technological innovations: herd and feeding management systems and a somatic cell counter. These innovations were chosen because it is very important for the farm to reduce production costs, use information more efficiently and timely, increase productivity, improve milk quality, animal health and profitability of the farm. <...>