Maintaining spring grazing intervals and increasing nitrogen use helps manage pasture base The MDF feed margin performance has continued similarly to last period, with grass per hectare, grass per cow, milk per cow, and margins very similar. The grazing rotation is the number one priority, … [Read more...]
October 2019 Newsletter #113
2019 AGM and Dairy Industry Dinner; Fonterra – Our New Industry partner; Introducing our new Extension Officer/Executive Officer; Sub-clinical Mastitis – How big a Problem?; Guangdong VTR Yeast Supplement – Extended Trial Update; Budget to Actual Performance – August 2019; MDF Financials Year on … [Read more...]
August 2019 Newsletter #112
STOP PRESS: MDF wins Food & Fibre Gippsland Award; First steps into a new future; The 2018-19 Season in Review; Taking up the challenge – How can we harvest another tonne of dry matter/ha?; MDF Financials 2019-19 & Budgets for 2019-20; Guangdong VTR Yeast Supplement – Extension Trial … [Read more...]
April 2019 Newsletter #111
Lead feeding trial at the MDF – Correctly providing negative DCAD diets pre-calving will set cows up for milking; Guangdong VTR Yeast Supplement – Extension Trial Update; Feed Margin and Farm Profitability; MDF Budgets and Financial Management; After the MDF Futures Forum Where Are We Up To? … [Read more...]
January 2019 Newsletter #110
Measuring Farm Performance; Meaningful Performance Indicators – How you can use the MDF Fortnightly Report; The Solar Dairy Project – Performance Update; Guangdong VTR Yeast Supplement – Extension Trial Update; New Trial by Precision Ag – Variable Rate Fertilizer Application; Meet our new … [Read more...]
