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2012 Focus Days: 9th February, 3rd May, 19 July and 25th October.

20th October 2011

• Handout [PDF 1.63MB]
• Seasonal Update
• Pasture Growth Rates / Average Pasture Covers
• Nutrition and Reproduction - John Roche

14th July 2011

• Handout [PDF 1.34MB]
• Seasonal Update
• Budget 2011/12 Season and 2010/11 Actuals
• Employment Agreements etc

12th May 2011

• Handout [PDF 1.30MB]
• Seasonal Update
• Reproductive trial at LUDF - impact of time from calving to PSM
• Rational for BCS 5 at calving
• Some consideration for winter feeding

10th February 2011

• Handout [PDF 773KB]
• Seasonal Update
• Winter feed strategies: cow responses
• Mating intervention: observations at SDF
• Autumn Feed Management / Budget

21st October 2010

• Handout [PDF, 1.54MB]
• Seasonal Update
• Effects of the Adverse Weather
• Breeding Programme - getting cows cycling in a timely manner

15th July 2010

• Handout [PDF, 1.34MB]
• Seasonal Update
• SDF Budget - 2010/11
• Benchmarks for SDF Profitability - 2008/09
• People / Planet / Profit / Platform
• Clover root weevil

13th May 2010

• Handout [PDF, 974KB]
• Financial Summary [PDF, 128KB]
• Seasonal update and production
• Culling and replacement decisions
• Winter Management notes
• Stray voltage
• BVD - the silver bullet?
• Staff management - templates for success

18th February 2010

• Handout [PDF 1.76MB]
• Seasonal update and production
• Pregnancy confirmation report
• SDF Variance to end Feb 2010
• SDF Variance Budget vs forecast full year 2010
• Eco-n pasture trials

1st October 2009

• Handout [PDF 1.71MB]
• Seasonal comparison and production
• Financial update
• Mating options to maintain BW
• Pasture and crop plan
  

16th July 2009

• Handout [PDF 1.70MB]
• Southland Demonstration Farm Budget
• 2008 Dairy Farm Statistics
• Would you like to work in town?
• Global Market Place [PDF 157KB]
• Budgeting and farm systems under a lower payout [PDF 34KB]

26th February 2009

• Handout [PDF 1.89MB]
• Production/Financial update - Controlling costs - what can we do?
• Autumn Strategy - Milk production or winter grazing?
• Evaluating the Development Plan - Pasture yield, fertilising winter crops, fodderbeet.

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24th July 2008

• Handout [PDF 4.28MB]
• Review of end of 2007/08 Season & Financial Detail. Page 8.
• Grow more grass! Eat more grass! Page 20.
• Demo Farm Budget / Business Plan 2008/09. Page 26.
• Fertiliser Spreading & Spreading GPS Technology. Page 38.

1st May 2008

• Handout [PDF 1.48MB]
• Short Gestation Length and Sexed Semen. Page 10.
• Planning for Winter. Page 13.

28th February 2008

• Handout [PDF 1.3MB]
• What does dairy pasture look like? Page 5.
• Is couch and compaction costing you? Page 10.

19th July 2007

View the Handout [PDF 900KB]

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