Paddock layout

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Paddock layout
Shinagh Dairy
Farm Layout

• Milking parlour in centre of farm
• 27 paddocks approx. 3 ha each
• (1 ha /80 cows)
• Square/ rectangular paddocks -good road frontage
• Looped 40 mm water line to all paddocks
• 3.1 km of inverted farm roads
• Designed for cow flow

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Farm Infrastructure

• Drivers
• Minimum capital investment (1500/cow)
• 15 year payback period

• Limited access to capital
• Prioritised productive investments

1) Grazing infrastructure - long grazing
season, - minimise risk, labour and costs 2)
milking facilities -Labour biggest cost on
farm -Milking ½ of total labour 3) winter
facilities - only for dry cows - non productive
but necessary 4) Automation and Machinery - No
impact on productivity
Capital budget
Item Projected Cost Actual
Reseeding of farm 30,000 40,740
Fencing 15,000 18,675
Water supply 15,000 16,916
Farm Roadways 45,000 21,606
Milking parlour 156,000 201,746
Housing 64,000 110,660
Total 358,000 444,851