From 40 to 1000 cows How and Why?. Cairnhead 1986 150 Ac/60 ha Grass and cereals 40 cows, random calving! 200,000 L Quota Dairy young stock Family labour.

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From 40 to 1000 cows How and Why?

Cairnhead Ac/60 ha Grass and cereals 40 cows, random calving! 200,000 L Quota Dairy young stock Family labour

Cairnhead Ac/200 ha All grass 350 cows, spring calving 2,100,000 L production 160 dairy young stock Labour 1+3

1986 Cairnhead 2014

Business Expansion - How and Why? Lacking scale, slow growth Determination to create a better work life balance Family, risk averse Marriage! Grass, simplicity, single enterprise, cash flow, growth

Business Expansion - How and Why? Vision, planning, goals, belief, knowledge and networking Consolidation, frustration! Herd growth, neighbours herd and neighbouring farm NFU, Nuffield Scholarship

Dolphenby 2011

Dolphenby

Dolphenby Farming Partners 50/50 Partnership 273 ha, all grass 5km cow tracks New water system + troughs 50 paddocks 550 Spring calving cows, 300 young stock 40/80 herringbone parlour 408 cubicles installed 1.5 million gallon slurry store 4 full time staff 15 yrs tenancy

Targets Simple and enjoyable Profitable milk production £££ 90% calved < 6 weeks 75% heifers calved in 3 weeks 12 week calving <10% empty rate <20% replacement rate 120 – 140 replacements reared Surplus stock for sale > 14 tonnes DM/ha grass grown 3 million litres milk sold

And the Future? Attract and retain top people, essential Continue to grow Evaluate all opportunities….where ever they are! Property development Continue to have choice every day but most of all… Enjoy life

New Zealand Dec 2012 Once your day to day activities are linked to your purpose this becomes an incredible driving force towards what you really want out of life.

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