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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpit Farm" data-source="post: 8321097" data-attributes="member: 1646"><p>This one is relevant here I think. John Roche talking about marginal litres [MEDIA=youtube]z9llN6O7IDU[/MEDIA] . Looking at costs and margins is part of this. Self feed idea sounds like a good plan. There are so many hidden cost savings to grazing grass but it is the ability to grow enough and keep it in the right phase so quality remains high - that is key. Not easy this year.</p><p></p><p>There will be many higher yielding herds working on the 1500litre mark milk from forage which I still think ought to be challenged. I agree with the point above re increased yield CAN mean reduced milk from forage but there are still people grazing 11k litre cows and achieving well over 3000litres. You just have to be careful you aren't feeding concentrate to 'buy' milk from the cow and sell it to the dairy company at cost. That kills cash flows and in a year like this year it isn't helpful. Usually, high finance and expensive facilities and kit are the reason so total output becomes important to spread the litres across. I often wonder if there are lots of herds producing 1000 litres more per cow without any extra profit.</p><p></p><p>If you are going to look at milk from forage, consider kgMS and total litres as two separate KPIs. Also, depending on what your limiting factor is, look at it from both the 'per cow' point of view and the 'per hectare' point of view.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sandpit Farm, post: 8321097, member: 1646"] This one is relevant here I think. John Roche talking about marginal litres [MEDIA=youtube]z9llN6O7IDU[/MEDIA] . Looking at costs and margins is part of this. Self feed idea sounds like a good plan. There are so many hidden cost savings to grazing grass but it is the ability to grow enough and keep it in the right phase so quality remains high - that is key. Not easy this year. There will be many higher yielding herds working on the 1500litre mark milk from forage which I still think ought to be challenged. I agree with the point above re increased yield CAN mean reduced milk from forage but there are still people grazing 11k litre cows and achieving well over 3000litres. You just have to be careful you aren't feeding concentrate to 'buy' milk from the cow and sell it to the dairy company at cost. That kills cash flows and in a year like this year it isn't helpful. Usually, high finance and expensive facilities and kit are the reason so total output becomes important to spread the litres across. I often wonder if there are lots of herds producing 1000 litres more per cow without any extra profit. If you are going to look at milk from forage, consider kgMS and total litres as two separate KPIs. Also, depending on what your limiting factor is, look at it from both the 'per cow' point of view and the 'per hectare' point of view. [/QUOTE]
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