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WestVic Dairy Newsletter August 2016

Pay rate increases

What’s on

Cow lameness

2016 Ladies Luncheon

Profit Prophet

“In this issue”

Working out appropriate remuneration packages for the people on your farm is one of

the most important elements of people management to get right. Packages must be

designed to suit the type of engagement; comply with legislation; be competitive with

other dairy farms and other workplaces; and reflect the complexity and

responsibilities of the position, along with the skill level and experience of the person.

Getting the people management part of a dairy farm sorted and keeping it up-to-date

can be a sizeable task, especially if you are starting from scratch. The most common

question that comes up is:

What does the law require us to do in terms of pay rates?

The industrial relations legislation in Australia in constantly changing and it is

important that all resources that have been utilized from The People in Dairy website

or, the ESKi are updated. These updates are all available on

thepeopleindairy.com.au website.

As of 1st

July 2016 there is an increase in pay rates to all levels of the Pastoral

Award which is relevant to all of your current staff. The updated pay rates for each

level are as follows:

There are a number of other resources that you need to ensure are updated with the

new pay rates incorporated. These include:

-Pay rates fact sheet

-Pastoral Award

-Flat rate calculator

-ESKi, Payroll

All of these updates can be found at www.thepeopleindairy.com.au/

announcements/payratesjuly2016 If you have any queries, please contact the

WestVic Dairy Office on 5557 1000.

EMPLOYEE CLASSIFCATION HOURLY RATE (base rate)

FLH1 $17.70

FLH3 $18.47

FLH5 $19.25

FLH7 $20.61

FLH8 $22.14

Vacant Board positions at WestVic Dairy

WestVic Dairy is seeking to fill 4 Board positions.

These important roles guide how your levy is invested in the region.

At the 2016 AGM on Wednesday September 21, 3 x 3 year Farmer Positions, along with 1 x 2 year Farmer Position will become vacant.

WestVic Dairy strongly encourages interested candidates to submit an application.

To find out more about this challenging and rewarding role please contact Lindsay Ferguson at WestVic Dairy on 0418 545 580.

Applications close Wednesday August 24 with interviews to be conducted in early September.

Pay rate increases

Legendairy ladies from across the region are invited to come together on Tuesday September 6th for the 2016 South West Legendairy Ladies Luncheon.

This year the luncheon will feature renowned GP and health advocate Doctor Sally Cockburn. Sally practices part-time in Melbourne, champions sensitive issues and demystifies medicine.

Known around Australia as ’Dr Feelgood’, Sally has been the long-time host of talkback radio program ‘Talking Health’ and is passionate about patient and community health issues.

Meals will be provided by local chef Danny Twaddle, with local boutique producers providing sample stalls.

Ladies Luncheon event organiser Liza Fahey said it was a timely opportunity for ladies in the dairy industry to come together and share their stories.

“The Ladies Luncheon is a great way for the ladies of the dairy industry to gather together and connect with like-minded women in a similar situation to themselves.

We feel that it’s a chance for them to relax and shelve the stress of day to day life for a few hours. It’s an opportunity for them to obtain skills, tools and knowledge from other women on how they are managing in the current situation”, said Liza.

South West Legendairy Ladies Luncheon Date: Tuesday September 6 Time: 11:00am– 3:00pm Venue: Noorat Community Centre, Noorat/Mortlake Football Club Cost: $25 RSVP: Monday August 29

To book your seat or a table of 10 contact Amanda at WestVic Dairy on 5557 1000 or email amanda@westvicdairy.com.au

South West Legendairy Ladies Luncheon

“It’s time to feel good!”

Dr Sally Cockburn

From the Regional Manager

By now you will have had the opportunity to get a milk income estimate from your field officer using the

opening price. This is a vital set of figures as you fine-tune your cash flow budget, to manage your way

through these tight times. There is a range of tools available to do this with budgeting templates

available under the Tools and Resources section of the Tactics for Tight Times website and the Dairy-

Base system is available for recording transactions. Your banker, accountant or farm advisor will also

be keen to support you with this aspect of farm management. This financial year is only young and it

is never too late to make a start, so book in to one of our free financial management skill sessions. Our spring pasture sessions

are running throughout August/September so attend one of these to upskill yourself and your staff to get the most out of this

very important spring season ahead.

Those farmers that have done the Taking Stock session with a consultant are saying that they now appreciate the benefits of

budgeting. These sessions will be available for months to come but are booking steadily so please call the office to register for

this service, which is available to all farmers. The government’s farm concessional loan scheme is now open. Lew Officer is

back helping Rural Finance out with these and he encourages farmers to enquire and apply – not to try and assess themselves

whether they are eligible or not.

In my dealings with people across the industry, I’m aware that many service providers are putting in a big effort to look after

their farmer clients. Whether it be the vet, the bank, feed or fertilizer company rep - all have an important role in the

information, goods and services that support your business. In fact, your businesses rely on each other so listen to their advice

and treat them all fairly when you are paying your bills.

Information and referral advice is always available from WestVic Dairy. We welcome the opportunity to meet with farmers

on-farm so please give one of our extension officers a call to book a visit.

Finally, there are still many social events happening. It is good to keep in touch with family and friends, so despite the current

pressures – take the time to get off the farm, even briefly, to relax a bit and to keep life in perspective.

Take care,

Lindsay Ferguson, Regional Manager, WestVic Dairy

Farm Safety Starter Kit Everyone wants a safe place to live and work and for the people working on the farm, there are some very busy periods.

Long days, a wide range of weather conditions and the requirement to handle large animals can lead to potentially

hazardous situations.

The Farm Safety Starter Kit is designed to assist in getting your Safety System underway, or improve your existing

system. This kit compromises of 3 parts:

Safety System Snapshot – this tool checks your current system against the current Work Health and Safety

Legislation

Earlier Safety Improvements – identifies previous improvements towards a safer workplace

Safety Scans – a set of 20 minute scans for key hazards on the farm. This is an easy way to identify and fix hazards on the farm. These

scans are designed to be used when setting up a safety system and should be used at least annually for review.

The Farm Safety Starter Kit is best used in conjunction with the ESKi and when getting started you should complete the Safety checklist and

follow with the induction process before moving to the 3 key parts of the Farm Safety Starter Kit. All resources can be found at

www.thepeopleindairy.com.au/farm-safety/safetystarterkitdocs

For any further questions, please contact WestVic Dairy on 5557 1000

YDNA Update

Maddie Francis, Young Dairy Network Coordinator, WestVic Dairy

Milk it 4 More is BACK! After a small break the Young Dairy Network of Western Victoria

is ready to show you the latest in research and development.

MI4M is a technical update of the latest in research, development and extension

organised by the Young Dairy Network. Largely steered by farmers, the day aims to

inform, motivate and involve dairy farmers, young and young at heart. It is also a great

chance to meet others from all over the district and form some great networks!

This year MI4M will be on the 21st of September and will accompany the WestVic Dairy

Annual General Meeting. Watch this space and follow us on Facebook (WestVic Dairy –

Young Dairy Network) for updates.

In other news:

The Corangamite Local Area Committee (LAC) had a meeting on Tuesday the 26th of

July. The group has some passionate young farmers that are always looking for new members and ideas for events. If you are interested and would like some more information, please call Maddie on 0459 227 337.

Structured workplace learning for young people to explore agriculture

Structured Workplace Learning is

a great way to support young

people in your community to

experience agriculture first hand

and to grow an understanding of

the industry, its diversity and

importance to the economy of our

region. It encourages young

people to look at the industry as a

viable career path and to provide

’hands on’ experiences for

students before they transition out

of senior secondary school.

Students are able to learn in the

workplace instead of the

classroom.

The transition from school has

changed remarkably in recent

years. Students are able to gain

competencies in a work place

environment which complements

their classroom learning. Hosting

a workplace student has many

benefits for employers as well as

the workplace student.

Structured Workplace Learning

(SWL) is on the job training where

a student is expected to master a

set of skills or competencies.

Students are enrolled in an

accredited program of study that

focuses on a specific industry.

Students are generally in year 11

or 12 and will undertake a

placement for one day a week

over 10-40 weeks, or in blocks of

one week at a time.

SWL placement is supported by

the South West LLEN linking

students, schools, and

businesses. South West LLEN

puts your business in control of

the placements and saves you

time.

South West LLEN can help your

business get online to profile your

business and support young

people to actively participate in

the agricultural industry as part of

their secondary schooling.

Contact Denise Madden on 0409

964 668 for more information.

Corangamite Young Dairy Network LAC members

Blair Summerville, Regional Extension Officer, WestVic Dairy

Winter means wet weather and with that comes wet and damaged tracks and soft feet. This combined with the need to

maximise pasture consumption, means cows may be walking long distances. The end result is the potential for lame cows

and lots of them.

It is estimated that the costs associated with one lame cow is approximately $220, through the cost of reduced production;

reduced reproductive performance; increased culling; antibiotic and veterinary costs.

The claw or foot of the cow is where 90% of all lameness originates and the first three months after calving, hoof wear

normally exceeds its growth. This emphasises the importance of minimising foot wear.

In the current economic climate, complete upgrading or maintenance of tracks is difficult. When working with a tight budget

we need to focus on those areas of the tracks that receive the most traffic and are prone to becoming water logged and

soiled with dung and urine.

High traffic areas such as the first 300-500 metres of the track that are closest to the milking shed are the most critical.

Regular scraping of these areas to remove water and sludge, cleaning out and deepening drains, topping up holes and

un-even areas with gravel is necessary. It is much better to top up and maintain these areas more regularly a few times a

week, rather than let the track deteriorate completely and then have to spend a lot of time and money upgrading them.

Extra foot protection can be achieved by applying absorbent and soft materials to the track. Woodchips are useful for this

purpose. Some farms use large carpet offcuts that can be sourced from flooring retailers for free or very low cost.

The management of cows along your tracks is even more important than the quality of the track itself. Even where tracks

are imperfect, foot damage can be minimised by gentle herding of the cows. If the animals are allowed to drift to the shed

at their own pace they will avoid unstable areas of the track, minimising damage to their feet. Trying to hurry cows from the

rear has minimal impact on the overall speed of the entire herd, but just causes the tail end of the herd to bunch-up and

lose the ability to choose their foot placement, making foot damage much more likely.

Herd managers and their dogs need to be patient when moving cows, ensuring they allow enough time for the cows to drift

to the dairy. If the gates are opened while you do other jobs, foot damage is minimised as cows move under their own

steam to the dairy without any pressure from a bike.

Similar principles apply to handling cattle in the yard during milking by avoiding things that will cause fear. These include too

much noise (whistling and shouting), fast movements, constantly exiting the pit, hitting cows up in the bail and using dogs in

and around the dairy. Responsible use of the backing gate is also required by not moving it for at least 20 minutes after

milking has started and only moving it, no more than one metre at a time, to take up space in the yard rather than forcing or

pushing cows. Its best practice to set the back gate at a maximum speed of 12metres/minute in round yards and 6metres/

minute in rectangular yards.

Every time cows become bunched or are put under pressure, foot damage is occurring and cows become lame.

For more information and details on upcoming cow health programs please contact Blair Summerville at WestVic Dairy on 5557 1000

Cow Lameness

To purchase tickets head to http://westvicdairy.eventbrite.com/ to purchase your

ticket. For More information please call (03)5557 1000 or visit

www.westvicdairy.com.au

Regional extension update

Laurie Hickey, Regional Extension Officer, WestVic Dairy

The winter management sessions of Tactics for Tight Times have been completed and the transition to spring pasture planning is foremost in the minds of farmers in the South West. With the prospect of starting to conserve silage just six or seven weeks away, this year’s spring planning has never been more important.

The Taking Stock component continues, with over one hundred farm businesses taking the opportunity to evaluate their business and prepare for next season. By now most of you will have received an income estimation from the factory and some of you will have put these numbers into a cash flow budget for the season ahead. If you haven’t and need some help, call the WestVic Dairy office and we will be able to provide you with the opportunity to have a meaningful and in-formed discussion over three or four hours with a trusted, skilled and trained advisor.

The process involves collecting and analysing a minimum amount of data that still provides a valuable picture of the farm business. Taking Stock helps the dairy farm business assess its current financial and physical position by understanding and managing your budget, identifying cost saving options, calculating pasture consumption, and by creating an action plan to assist with the decision making. These discussions are totally confidential with the action plan being left with the business.

One regional farmer put it “Taking Stock hasn’t put any more money into my pocket, but it has given me the confidence to move into the next financial year with a definite plan and the best part is that it is totally free to the farm business.”

A benefit highlighted by another farmer was that “We now understand the importance of preparing budgets”.

So call the WestVic Dairy office and make time for Taking Stock.

Timboon Community Dinner

Rachael Campbell, Dairy Extension Officer, Agriculture Victoria

The Port Campbell discussion group, in conjunction with industry partners, invites you to a social dinner on Saturday 27

th August. The evening will be held at the Timboon Hall,

Bailey Street from 6.30pm.

The discussion group is excited to announce they have secured ABC Radio’s Coodabeen Champions, Ian Cover and Greg Champion, to entertain the crowd.

The evening will cost $10 per adult and $4 per child, which includes a hearty single course meal and BYO drinks. Doors open at 6.30pm.

For more information contact Rachael Campbell, Agriculture Victoria on 0447 347 162 or Andy Powell on 0427 766 533. To buy tickets contact Amanda at WestVic Dairy on 5557 1000. RSVP and payment essential by COB Monday 22

nd

August to help with catering.

No payment will be accepted at the door.

Ian Cover and Greg Champion

Winter Management with Chris Hibburt Heywood Winter Management session

DemoDAIRY Data

Profit Prophet Given that milk prices have forced many farmers to reduce the amount of grain fed in the dairy, it is absolutely critical

to ensure there is as much pasture as possible in front of the cows. Therefore, right now the focus has to be on

protecting pasture residuals and encouraging growth. When it is cold and wet the critical thing is to ensure that cows

are pulled out of the paddock before they run out of food. When they are hungry and hunting back and forth for the

next mouthful they do extensive damage (pugging and over-grazing) to your pastures. For this reason it is still worth

having some straw or almond hulls available to try and get some gut-fill in before they hit the paddock. If you haven’t

got a feed-pad, you are probably better off feeding on the edge of laneways rather than in paddocks. This would

mean someone has to go and bring the cows out of the pasture paddock onto the laneway, feed-pad or rocky barrier

in order to prevent pasture damage. Ultimately there needs to be 5cm – 7cm (2 inches) of leaf residual remaining to

ensure maximum regrowth potential.

It is probably too wet to get onto a lot of paddocks for fertiliser now unless you have a bike-spreader. The other

option to investigate is aerial spraying via plane or helicopter as the cost may not be as bad as you think and could

be well worth it in the long-run. Research suggests that even through the coldest and wettest months there is still an

economical response to nitrogen (1 kg N per hectare per day), particularly at the current urea price, so you need to

keep pushing it along. If you are running a boom-spray over the farm for weeds don’t forget to include gibberellic

acid too. It doesn’t cost much and the return is definitely there unless the paddocks are really lacking in some other

fertiliser nutrient (N, P, K or S).

Don’t apply nitrogen to paddocks with water lying on them as the nitrogen will be mostly lost and you will then be

wasting your money.

DemoDAIRY TERANG

Date: 29/07/2016

Milking area (ha): 140

Production-

Cow numbers 207

Kg/MS cow/day: 1.62

Litres cow/day: 23.2

Fat%: 3.59

Protein%: 3.41

Feedbase-

Pellets 37c/kg/DM: 4.5

Pasture kg/DM: 10.4

Silage (0.14ckg/DM): 0

Pasture demand kg/DM: 16.6

Rotation Length: 38 days

Grazing Area (ha/24hrs): 3.2

Income over supplementary feed costs

(IOSFC)

July milk price: $4.77 (kg/MS)

Income per cow/day: $7.74

Supplementary feed costs per cow/day: $1.67

IOSFC/cow: $6.08

IOSFC/ha: $8.99

Comments– There are

5 cows to calve. We

have been joining for 3

weeks, joined 180 cows

and likely to finish AI

after 6 weeks. Heifers

were joined to sexed

semen. Still hoping to

reduce the pellets to 4

kg but it has been very

wet. Urea has been

applied at 80kg/ha after

grazing. We have culled

heavily but will have

around 70

replacements next year,

and we have reared 70

calves this year.

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Contacts

Lindsay Ferguson – Regional

Manager – 0418 545 580

Laurie Hickey – Extension

Officer – 0439 833 484

Madeleine Francis –

Extension Officer – 0459 227

337

Peter Gaffy– Extension

Officer – 0438 345 712

Blair Summerville – Extension

Officer – 0438 336 500

Karen Hart – Workforce

Planning and Action

Facilitator – 0428 086 807

What's on August/Sept 2016

AUGUST 17 EVENT: Tactics Pasture Plus– Spring Management TIME: 11am WHERE: Nullawarre CONTACT: Amanda at WestVic Dairy 5557 1000

AUGUST 18 EVENT: Tactics Pasture Plus– Spring Management TIME: 11am WHERE: Scotts Creek CONTACT: Amanda at WestVic Dairy 5557 1000

AUGUST 23 EVENT: Tactics Pasture Plus– Spring Management TIME: 11am WHERE: Garvoc CONTACT: Amanda at WestVic Dairy 5557 1000

AUGUST 24 EVENT: Tactics Pasture Plus– Spring Management TIME: 11am WHERE: Curdievale CONTACT: Amanda at WestVic Dairy 5557 1000

AUGUST 25 EVENT: Tactics Pasture Plus– Spring Management TIME: 11am WHERE: Alvie CONTACT: Amanda at WestVic Dairy 5557 1000

AUGUST 31 EVENT: Are you right mate? TIME: 6pm WHERE: Lismore Football Club CONTACT: Lismore Community Health Centre 5558 3000

AUGUST 30 EVENT: Tactics Pasture Plus– Spring Management TIME: 11am WHERE: Bessiebelle CONTACT: Amanda at WestVic Dairy 5557 1000

AUGUST 31 EVENT: Tactics Pasture Plus– Spring Management TIME: 11am WHERE: Crossley CONTACT: Amanda at WestVic Dairy 5557 1000

SEPTEMBER 6 EVENT: Ladies Luncheon TIME: 11am to 2:30pm WHERE: Noorat Rec Reserve CONTACT: RSVP before Sept 1 to Amanda at WestVic Dairy 5557 1000

SEPTEMBER 18 EVENT: South West Dairy FREE Family Fun Day TIME: 10am to 4pm WHERE: Cobden Miniature Railway and Mini Golf Park CONTACT: Mark Towner 0427 952 368

SEPTEMBER 21 EVENT: Milk it for More TIME: 11am to 3pm WHERE: Camperdown Football Club CONTACT: Amanda at WestVic Dairy 5557 1000

SEPTEMBER 21 EVENT: WestVic Dairy AGM TIME: 12 noon WHERE: Camperdown Football Club CONTACT: Amanda at WestVic Dairy 5557 1000

Australia’s dairy farming communities are proud, resilient and innovative. In short, they’re LEGENDAIRY. That's why Dairy Australia's LEGENDAIRY initiative wants to celebrate and showcase Australia's most vibrant regional communities, through the search for Australia's LEGENDAIRY Capital.

Dairy Australia is calling on people in Australia's eight dairying regions in NSW, SA, Tasmania, Gippsland, the Murray region, Subtropical, south west Victoria and WA to nominate their town as Australia's LEGENDAIRY Capital to receive a $2,500 grant to invest in a community project. One of those eight towns will then go on to secure the coveted title of Australia's LEGENDAIRY Capital 2017 as well as a further grant of $7,500 for their community project.

Last year Peterborough was the south west capital, who will it be next year?

See more at: legendairy.com.au

Tactics – Taking Stock

One-to-one Business Advice

Dairy farmers looking to improve their profitability are signing up for free advisory sessions with experienced local dairy consultants, offered through Dairy Australia’s Taking Stock program.

Taking Stock delivers confidential one-on-one support, over the kitchen table, to assist dairy farm businesses in identifying their current issues, where they are now and what the next important decisions are for them.

Taking Stock sessions offer an opportunity for all farmers to evaluate their business and prepare for next season.

The ‘Taking Stock’ approach

Taking Stock is an approach designed to allow a meaningful, informed discussion with a farm business over three or four hours with a trusted, skilled and trained advisor. The process involves collecting and analysing a minimum amount of data that still provides a valuable picture of the farm business. Taking Stock helps the dairy farm business assess its current financial and physical position including:

Understanding and managing your budget; identifying cost saving options; calculating pasture consumption; managing debt and your balance sheet; understanding additional support services that can be accessed, including counseling and health services; creating an action plan.

Cobden farmer, Jarrod Meade, recently completed a Taking Stock session and said it was highly beneficial to take a fresh look at his business.

“We’re now one hundred percent confident in managing our budget because we can budget monthly and put that towards the figures that we’ve produced, so then we’ll know if we’ve over-spent or underspent and where we can utilise any savings” he said.

Jarrod recommended that all farmers should book a Taking Stock session.

“Farmers should definitely get out and do it, because (among other things) it’s taken the pressure off my wife knowing that going forward, we should be able to make it”.

Taking Stock is a free service that has been made available thanks to funding from the Gardiner Foundation and Victorian Government.

Taking Stock sessions can be booked through the WestVic Dairy office. Call 5557 1000.

Download your copy of the Tactics Taking stock of your situation fact sheet at www.tftt.dairyaustralia.com.au

The delivery of Tactics is proudly supported by major dairy processors and:

South West Healthcare

12 Hour Standard Mental Health First Aid Course

(Certificate in Mental Health First Aid)

Dairy Farmer Central Website

dairyfarmercentral.com.au

Dairy farmers can now access a complete list of industry resources in one location on the Dairy Farmer

Central website.

Created as a collaboration between Dairy Australia, The Gardiner Foundation, Victorian State Government,

UDV, Monash University, ADF and Australian Dairy Products Federation, Dairy Farmer Central is the ‘go-to’

directory where dairy farmers can access a collated list of industry and government endorsed programs,

initiatives and events that can support them as individuals, for their families and as business owners.

The content on the website connects farmers with helpful tools packaged in three streams: farm

business management, financial and farm management; farmer wellbeing and support; and events.

As one of the project partners, UDV President, Mr Adam Jenkins said dairyfarmercentral.com.au is a great

platform that helps streamline in the one location all of the useful programs, initiatives and events for

farmers.

Adam said, “We felt there was a strong need to develop Dairy Farmer Central to ensure dairy farmers had a

singular, easy-to-use information source to find out more about all of the avenues for support that are avail-

able to them and their families.

“We fully support working collaboratively with industry partners and government on initiatives such as Dairy

Farmer Central, as we are all stronger when we are united to face the challenges of our industry.”

See more online at

dairyfarmercentral.com.au

Tactics – Case Studies

Dairy Australia's Tactics case studies showcase practical tactics implemented by dairy farmers across the country.

Tactics for Winter

What are you doing to understand your current business situation?

Currently we are reviewing our DairyBase data and working closely with our farm consultant. We are concentrating on areas

that will drive revenue and reduce cost such as continuing to improve cow performance, pulling back on repairs and

maintenance and having a careful look at feed costs. We participate in an open book, business-focused discussion group, and

we are support group members on a Focus Farm. This assists us to make informed decisions about our current farm

business challenges.

How are you managing your costs and budget?

We are undertaking monthly revision of our cash flow and doing a line by line interrogation for any possible savings. We also

maintain a milk price calculator to carefully map our milk income and better understand OUR milk-price. Whilst we will keep a

close eye on our costs we have to be careful to not affect our long term productivity by making short-sighted decisions.

How are you managing your herd health and welfare?

We are ensuring the herd is well fed and maintaining expected body condition – we will not sacrifice future herd fertility or

healthy milk production. We are carefully monitoring cows, post-calving, to quickly identify any ill health issues. We will

continue to maintain decent track condition to limit any lameness or feet issues.

How are you looking after yourself and staff?

It’s always been important to us that our staff work sensible hours and have regular time off weekly. Overworked and tired

people can be unsafe and it is not ideal for wellbeing. We try to take at least one day off a fortnight and will have a few days off

farm every few months. The time away helps to maintain a fresh perspective and renews energy again. We believe that in our

business good communication is the key ingredient to ensuring we are all OK and continue to be so.

What are your early tactics for Spring?

At this stage we aim to maintain fertiliser application to drive home grown feed. We are carefully monitoring our autumn

sowings to identify any re-sowing needed. Like every other spring, we try to grow and utilise as much home grown feed as we

can.

More Dairy Australia Case Studies can be found at www.tftt.dairyaustralia.com.au/tips

Farm Details

Region Timboon - WestVic Dairy region

Milking area 270 hectares

Herd numbers 540 milkers

Milk Production (Kg Milk Solids) 295,000

Milk Production (Kg Milk Solids/cow)

546kg

Home grown feed (t/DM/milking ha

6.2

Cows/labour unit FTE 125

Nick and Simone Renyard