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>It's all proportional. Cows in the US producing 20,000 to 30,000 lbs. vs
>Kiwi cows producing 8,000 lbs. There are reasons those western state's
>dairies are doing well, even at lower milk prices than received elsewhere.
Exaggeraing again. We are paid on milk solids and our milk has levels
way above yours.
Pukeroro had Friesian cows like Roscoe Amy with 5.97% fat and 4%
protein average for the lactation from pasture plus maize silage
during lean periods with NO bought feed, bred for fat when we were
paid solely for fat.
NZ cows are smaller and calve every 12 months, yours take longer, but
it is production of milk solids (not water) per person, without
bought feed from 100% grazed cows which shows profit. When you can
produce 120,000 kg of milk solids per person with no bought feed then
open this discussion again.
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Vaughan Jones
