I have been thinking about once a day milking for years but never had the balls to do it.
Reasons I think it might be a good idea:
Can't keep staff.
We can grow lots of grass.
We can graze about 300 acres but have access to 500 if we went once a day.
Already milk low yielders once a day in the autumn.
Reasons not to do it:
Currently milk holsteins and don't know if they would adapt.
Doubt I could keep cows out any more than 7 months due to a very wet farm.
Milk buyer wants winter milk for A quota for spring.
So I'm thinking I could calve late March onwards and hope they would still be milking enough until Christmas to give me some a quota for spring. Is this a crazy idea?
Reasons I think it might be a good idea:
Can't keep staff.
We can grow lots of grass.
We can graze about 300 acres but have access to 500 if we went once a day.
Already milk low yielders once a day in the autumn.
Reasons not to do it:
Currently milk holsteins and don't know if they would adapt.
Doubt I could keep cows out any more than 7 months due to a very wet farm.
Milk buyer wants winter milk for A quota for spring.
So I'm thinking I could calve late March onwards and hope they would still be milking enough until Christmas to give me some a quota for spring. Is this a crazy idea?