| 39 nzdairy High Volume Low Application To see the Torpedo in action, visit: www.pumpn.co.nz DAIRY PEOPLE » Ngahape Valley Farm Picnic at the river on the farm with Jorja and Millie. Bruce and Jorja on the motorbike. Dayne and his wife Sophia now own 140 hectares, 108 hectares, and now the newly acquired 120-hectare block. They have two children Jorja, 4 and Millie, 2. Despite the scale, the operation runs as one cohesive unit across two milking sheds: a 40-aside and a 50-aside herringbone, the latter expanded 12 months ago. Building Blocks To Good Calf Health For prevention and treatment of calf scours caused by Rotavirus 6 &10, Cryptospordia. Rotagen Combo is anti-biotic FREE and GMO FREE. Rotagen Combo Enerlect is a high energy source electrolyte that also supplies all the important electrolytes lost during diarrhoea casued by infectious agents or due to a nutritional imbalance. Enerlect Virucide, biocide and deodoriser for all surfaces on farm including farm sheds and animal housing such as calf pens. Vetsan is active against all the important pathenogenic micro-organisms that can cause calf scours including Rotavirus, Cryptosporidia, Salmonella, E coli, Coronovirus and Mycoplasma Bovis. Vetsan “Super” Concentrate your local veterinarian Talk to your animal health professional, Enerlect Electrolyte & Energy for Calves Vetsan “Super” Concentrate KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN | FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY A Concentrated Sanitiser, Biocide, Virucide, De-odouriser Enerlect and Rotagen Combo are registered pursuant to the ACVM Act 1997, Enerlect A9276, Rotagen Combo A9928 The business has just closed a record season, producing 440,000 kilograms of milksolids peak milking 1,092 cows. Data and genetics are also key focuses. Halter collar technology is being used across the herd to improve management, and the business is working towards building a more elite crossbred F10 herd. Another constant improvement, Dayne and Sophia are passionate about is the ongoing native and riperian planting they’ve been committed to for some time now. So far 20,000 natives have been planted but 6000 were sadly lost in flooding in February. “It was a bit demoralising but we have another 3000-4000 going in soon,” says Dayne. It’s typical of the big plans he has for the farm in general: “We’re still at the stage where I can see development that will have big impacts such as tidying up areas, contouring and subdividing,” says Dayne. “There are a lot of easy gains to be made. It keeps farming really exciting.”
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