Michelle,
Thanks for the info. I was thinking theory more along the lines of no small
groups of animals....one larger group instead. seasonal production.
efficient watering systems. proper paddock design. etc.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Burgess" <williamburgess@gmail.com>
To: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: Owenlea Farm update
>
> A typical efficient day on a pastoral dairy farm:
>
> 5.30am: Get in cows, chip thistles or weeds while they are walking,
> set up new paddock.
> 6.00am: Cups on.
> 8-8.30am: Finish milking, lock away cows, inside for breakfast.
> 9.30am to lunchtime, lunchtime to 3.30pm: Feed out any supplements in
> the next breaks/paddocks in advance if possible, set up
> paddocks/breaks, pasture walk if necessary, R&M.
> 3.30pm: Get in cows
> 4pm: Cups on
> 6pm: Finish milking, lock cows away, go home!
>
>
> During calving we get fresh cows and their calves up at 2pm for
> afternoon milking.
>
> During mating we draft out cows on heat as the rows leave the shed and
> the AI tech comes sometime after 8am, takes 0.5 to 1 hr.
>
> Pretty simple really! And if you are really onto it you can head off
> to the beach between milkings lol!
>
> Cheers
> Michelle.
>
>
>
> On 3/6/07, Gunthorp Farms <hey4hogs@kuntrynet.com> wrote:
>>
>> Vaughan,
>> Did you do an article in the SGF on labor efficiency with pasture
>> livestock? I've been trying to find an article or something to point
>> people
>> to for information on the basics behind a low labor operation. There are
>> a
>> couple discussions going on the pastured pig and pastured poultry list
>> that
>> really point to the need for these people to understand the principles
>> behind raising "relatively" large numbers of animals without huge time
>> commitments.
>> Greg
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "leon" <leon@grazinginfo.com>
>> To: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:30 AM
>> Subject: Re: Owenlea Farm update
>>
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