Thrive weekly update: assessing if stock are on target and demo farm update
Thrive weekly update: assessing if stock are on target and demo farm update 2021-12-18
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Thrive weekly update: assessing if stock are on target and demo farm update 2021-12-18
Farmer Writes: an adjustable winter routine 2021-11-24
Beef Management: front loading meal to store cattle 2021-11-23
Feeding dairy replacements this winter 2021-10-06
SHARING OPTIONS: The target is to have bullocks at 353kg and heifers at 338 kg on 11 March at turnout. With beef finishing margins extremely tight, there is no room for error or poor performance in any beef system. This is particularly true in a dairy-calf-to-beef system. A prolonged period of poor performance or what is often referred to as a store period will have a severe impact on animals’ ability to hit weight targets and will significantly increase the costs to get that animal finished at the other end. This is especially true for farmers in a ...