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A day in the life of an Australian dairy farming family
I kept a time log yesterday. Here’s how our busy but not unusual day went. 5.00am Wayne hops on the quad bike to round up the cows and slowly and quietly bring them to the dairy 5.45am Milking starts...
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What did one bull say to the other?
Aussie cricketers are infamous for sledging but, judging by last night’s performance, they have nothing on our Jersey bulls. Three of these testosterone-fuelled bovines are in with the last of the cows...
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Gotta be quick to respond as Spring springs
Spring has pounced…at last and with a flourish! Each week, I monitor the growth rate of our grass and by golly it’s shot away in seven days. This means we can offer the cows a larger slice of each...
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As the grass grows golden everything changes again
I shouldn’t admit this but I use the lawn as a bit of a guide to pasture growth rates. Our lawn is far from manicured and includes just about every grass species known to man. Of course, it’s not...
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When I think of feed for our dairy cows, I think of grass. Unlike cows in much colder climates, ours live in the paddocks all year round and pasture is the “bread and butter” of their diets. Really,...
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