The cost of feeding calf milk replacer versus milk from the vat Have you worked out whether it is indeed cheaper to feed your calves with milk from the vat, versus buying in calf milk replacer? Here’s the difference between taking milk from the vat (saleable milk) at $6.50 payout versus feeding Sprayfo Red (economy/finisher) […]
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Sprayfo making calf rearing economic
One season using Sprayfo Blue calf milk replacer has left Russell Vining convinced he has to include it in his budget for this year’s calf crop. Russell owns a 600 cow operation north of Huntly in the Waikato, and last winter decided to break with tradition and use calf milk replacer to rear replacements and […]
Whey powder a quality rearing option
John Reekers is used to the jibes from other farmers that he is bringing coals to Newcastle by using Dutch sourced milk powder to feed his calves on his Waikato property. However he makes no excuse for using Sprayfo Blue whey based milk powder for his calves, and despite uncertainty around the payout, thinks it […]
Sprayfo Calf Milk Replacer stacks up for rearers
Ten free bags of milk powder and some good advice on calf rearing have paid dividends for Whakatane couple Noel West and Leeanne Tubbett. The large scale calf rearers (1,200 calves) were drawn to the AgriVantage stand at the 2013 Fieldays, with the prospect of getting some sage rearing advice from renowned expert Dr Bas […]
Biopect part of a successful rearing recipe
Good hygiene, established routines and a passion for rearing good calves sees Balclutha farm owner Tania Booth avoid many of the diseases and costs that can often hit southern farms over spring periods. Tania and partner Noel Caulfield have been farming in the region for 11 years after moving south from Matamata. They now own […]
