All things Dairy

[Rossymons]

New herdsman helping out today.....

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Same size and markings as your Jereford X you posted the other day!

 

[Bossfarmer]

Yield is not irrelevant but there is a far stronger correlation between your cost of production and profitability than there is between your yield and profitability.

surely increasing yields lowers your cost of production per litre like with growing a big crop of grain lowering your cost per tonne?

 

[cattow]

surely increasing yields lowers your cost of production per litre like with growing a big crop of grain lowering your cost per tonne?

Not if you're trying to produce a 5t/ac crop on poor ground

 

[Bossfarmer]

Not if you're trying to produce a 5t/ac crop on poor ground

as with everything common sense comes into play you wouldn't feed a cow to produce 15000l

 

[lazy farmer]

surely increasing yields lowers your cost of production per litre like with growing a big crop of grain lowering your cost per tonne?

Its called marginal litres boss. or in the real world the law of diminishing returns.Every system has a sweet spot(milk price) where profits are maximised for the least amount of effort.
It would seem to me that for lower yielding herds that sweet spot is on a lower milk price hence its easier for us to prosper when prices are low.however high yielding herds make lots more money than us when prices are really high. The system you end up with will depend on the milk contract you get whether its a manufacturing contract or liquid , the seasonality on it and more most importantly how much you like complication and your view on long term milk prices.

lazy

 

[Headless chicken]

Turnover is vanity

Profit is sanity

Cash is king

Lots of people tend to forget the above and ofcourse KISS

Keep It Simple Stupid

 

[pappuller]

Turnover is vanity

Profit is sanity

Cash is king

Lots of people tend to forget the above and ofcourse KISS

Keep It Simple Stupid

Quite agree but sometimes yield is also vanity

 

[Dragon]

Turnover is vanity

Profit is sanity

Cash is king

Lots of people tend to forget the above and ofcourse KISS

Keep It Simple Stupid

cash is reality (it makes the saying rhyme)

 

[Bossfarmer]

Its called marginal litres boss. or in the real world the law of diminishing returns.Every system has a sweet spot(milk price) where profits are maximised for the least amount of effort.
It would seem to me that for lower yielding herds that sweet spot is on a lower milk price hence its easier for us to prosper when prices are low.however high yielding herds make lots more money than us when prices are really high. The system you end up with will depend on the milk contract you get whether its a manufacturing contract or liquid , the seasonality on it and more most importantly how much you like complication and your view on long term milk prices.

lazy

surely the really big money made when prices are high is what makes the job worthwhile and sets you up for any downturns like with tatties? running a low input for low output is surely no better than a herd of sucklers but much more work???

 

[Beef farmer]

surely the really big money made when prices are high is what makes the job worthwhile and sets you up for any downturns like with tatties? running a low input for low output is surely no better than a herd of sucklers but much more work???

 

[pappuller]

surely the really big money made when prices are high is what makes the job worthwhile and sets you up for any downturns like with tatties? running a low input for low output is surely no better than a herd of sucklers but much more work???

if you havnt grasped the nettle yet about your dairy farming venture I think id carry on doing what your doing and amuse yourself with our antics

 

[Rossymons]

surely the really big money made when prices are high is what makes the job worthwhile and sets you up for any downturns like with tatties? running a low input for low output is surely no better than a herd of sucklers but much more work???

@Beef farmer would know as hes probably milking suckler cows anyway

 

[lazy farmer]

surely the really big money made when prices are high is what makes the job worthwhile and sets you up for any downturns like with tatties? running a low input for low output is surely no better than a herd of sucklers but much more work???

that's fine @Bossfarmer you appear to have made your choice over your system. well done progress

 

[Beef farmer]

@Beef farmer would know as hes probably milking suckler cows anyway

I'm refrain from pulling out a bitchy comment.

 

[dinderleat]

surely the really big money made when prices are high is what makes the job worthwhile and sets you up for any downturns like with tatties? running a low input for low output is surely no better than a herd of sucklers but much more work???

Not really because a low input dairy system should return a profit even with a low milk price

 

[Rossymons]

Labelling up various cabinets so staff know where bits live

 

[Headless chicken]

The girls are chomping they're way through this grass

 

[Rossymons]

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The girls are chomping they're way through this grass

I don't have posh door handles like that on my Land Rover...

 

[Friesianfan]

Now I'm back home from holiday a pic for you @William Mellor . Goonhilly Jake red. Apparently very popular in Chile according to the man from Dovea genetics that I spoke to today. He's by Catlane snowstorm.

 

[Headless chicken]

I don't have posh door handles like that on my Land Rover...

I put them on to make me feel posher