Dairy NZ

About Richard and Creina James' Farm Goals and Targets Richard and Creina's vision is to have a farm business that attracts enthusiastic and motivated staff, produces good profits, but not at the expense of animal welfare.

Richard and Creina James

To find out more about Richard and Creina James read the news release "New focus for Bay project".

Short term - 3 years

• Operate a low cost, profitable system
• • Aim to get FWE to $3.50/kg MS over next 3 years
  • Generate a minimum of $2500/ha before tax, personal, plant replacement and debt
• Farm attracts high quality staff and has systems that enable staff to readily achieve the targets set
• Keep as many of the farm costs "in house" as possible to reduce risk and keep control
• Develop clear management procedures and decision rules for the production system
• Streamline the effluent system to meet compliance and not be a daily chore
• Develop training systems in key areas (calf id; heat detection; mastitis)

Pastures and Soils

• Increase pasture eaten to 13.5 t DM/ha plus
• Increase Olsen P to 40 plus

Reproduction season ended 31st May 2013

• 90% SR in 3 weeks; 98% 4 weeks;
• 85% of 1st calvers to start 2nd lactation
• Empty rate  < 8% for 11 week mating (bull out at 23rd Dec)

Mastitis

• Average BMSCC < 200,000
• 1% Clinical cases/month and 3% for 2 peak calving months June and July

Wastage Targets

• 8%  MTs
• 2%  deaths
• 2% Temperament and udder conformation
• 6%  SCC
• 7%   Production
• 25% Replacement Rate

For more information:

• Farm walks - BOP Focus Farm
• Field days - BOP Focus Farm