Sheila Cooke
Member
Organic dairy farm, Dharma Lea, experienced economic, social and ecological benefits when making the switch from rotational grazing to Holistic Planned Grazing. Improvements over three years included:
· A 120% increase in the number of grazing days per year.
· A drop in feed cost from 60% to 48% of the total cost of production.
· Improved profitability with a gross margin of 41%.
· Increased carrying capacity of the land.
· A significant improvement in livestock health.
· Improved milk quality, with a 10% increase in total milk solids.
· Improved quality of life for the entire family, including more time to spend together, more wildlife to enjoy, a sense of community, and a lot less stress.
· Improved financial position, enabling the family to purchase an additional farm that would triple the size of their land, provide a new family home, and allow expansion of the herd and milking parlor.
Upcoming Holistic Planned Grazing Courses
Learn how to continuously increase grass productivity by attending training. Each of the sessions below includes visits to a nearby farm that has been practicing holistic planned grazing.
5-9 March 2018, at Rickmansworth, near London, in collaboration with Bailey Hill Farm
12-16 March 2018, in Shropshire, in collaboration with Babbinswood Farm
19-23 March 2018, in Cumbria, in collaboration with Low Sizergh Barn
To see all our training courses, click here.
For more information, please contact us:
Tel: +44 (0) 7446 780081
Email: [email protected]
· A 120% increase in the number of grazing days per year.
· A drop in feed cost from 60% to 48% of the total cost of production.
· Improved profitability with a gross margin of 41%.
· Increased carrying capacity of the land.
· A significant improvement in livestock health.
· Improved milk quality, with a 10% increase in total milk solids.
· Improved quality of life for the entire family, including more time to spend together, more wildlife to enjoy, a sense of community, and a lot less stress.
· Improved financial position, enabling the family to purchase an additional farm that would triple the size of their land, provide a new family home, and allow expansion of the herd and milking parlor.
Upcoming Holistic Planned Grazing Courses
Learn how to continuously increase grass productivity by attending training. Each of the sessions below includes visits to a nearby farm that has been practicing holistic planned grazing.
5-9 March 2018, at Rickmansworth, near London, in collaboration with Bailey Hill Farm
12-16 March 2018, in Shropshire, in collaboration with Babbinswood Farm
19-23 March 2018, in Cumbria, in collaboration with Low Sizergh Barn
To see all our training courses, click here.
For more information, please contact us:
Tel: +44 (0) 7446 780081
Email: [email protected]