Focus Days - 30 April 2024 Methven & 1 May 2024 Eyrewell Forest

SIDDC Focus Days were held at Highveld Pastures, Methven on 30 April 2024 and at Waimak Dairies, Eyrewell Forest on 1 May 2024

Topics covered:

> Flexible Milking - (Flo Coetzee from Highveld Pastures & Richard Pearse from Waimak Dairies) > Update on the Reproduction Project

Focus Day November 2009

Topics Covered:

• Tight management for tight times on the LUDF
  

Focus Day October 2009

Topics Covered:

• Feeding management
• Milking once-a-day at start of season
• Mating options to maintain BW
• Monthly financial tactical management
• LUDF Variance Report and budget

Focus Day July 2009

Topics Covered:

• Profit Comparison: LUDF unveiled
• Seasonal update
• Management practices of dairy cows on kale
• SIDDC farm system review of the LUDF
• LUDF Financial Report
• LUDF budget vs actual comparisons

Focus Day May 2009

Topics Covered:

• Achieve target production OR maximise profit?
• Seasonal update
• Why does the LUDF grow so much grass?
• Profitable use of supplements at LUDF

Focus Day February 2009

Topics Covered:

• Survival or success? Maximising on-farm opportunities in a volatile economic climate
• Seasonal update / mating results
• Sprinkler placement
• Native tree planting
• Autumn strategies / Clover Root Weevil
• Planning for 2009/10

Focus Day October 2008

Topics Covered:

• Another wet spring! Just an inconvenience or a disaster?
• Mating Management
• Pastures