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Maximising the conversion of sunshine into milk
The Super P and Tight N farms ceased operating on 31st May and 28th August 2009 respectively.
A report of the 3 years of operation for the Super Productivity farm is available below:
- Executive Summary: Super Productivity Demonstration Farm
- Final Report: Super Productivity Demonstration Farm 2006-2009
Preparation is underway to replace the farmlets with new ones from March 2010.
Aim: Achieve a target of 1750 kg MS per ha with all the
feed used grown on the 8ha.
Size: 8ha
Herd: 29 Crossbred cows, $BW 211
The graph below provides a record of milksolids production performance to date.
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Super Productivity Farmlet Milksolids -
Actual vs Target (Year to date: 13 January
2009) |
More information on this prototype farm:
