Farm type: Organic dairy farm
Staff: Only one family labour
Livestock: 10 dairy cows
Milk production:(litres per cow per year) 7 000 litres
Land data:
Size: 19 hectares
Soil type: Medium
Crops:
Spring barley 3 hectares
Spring oats 4 hectares
Forage and land use:
Temporary grassland for silage 9 hectares
Temporary pasture: 3 hectares
Feeding:
Feeding strategy: Ad libitum feeding
How much of feed is roughage? 70%
Local engagement:
Permissive access to the farm, about 5 visitor group events per year
Energy usage per year:
Tractor diesel: 3 500 litres
Electricity (farm usage only): 16 400 kWh
Total NPK balance in kg:
IN | OUT | Balance | ||
N | 2.509 | 379 | 2.130 | |
P | 31 | 69 | -38 | |
K | 145 | 98 | -47 |
Biodiversity and nature conservation:
No conservation plan
No permanent pasture or woodland
Rapid sustainability analysis:
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