Thirty-six varied milking cows on 1,2ha with cane tops as the major source of dry matter hardly sounds like a success formula - but the Shaws are making it work. Dr Merron Galliers once ventured the opinion that it would not be surprising if in the future, the most economically successful milker was a crossbred. He was of course talking solely economics. The rising cost of feed, pasture production and the need to use the dairy cow more effectively all
Cows on cane make for a winning combination
Dec 08, 2023
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