How dairy cross-bred beef targets E700 gross margin

摘要

Rotational grazing and a close eye on costs are helping a Cheshire dairy-beef finisher turn a healthy profit from low-value calves.Alow-cost, grass-based beef rearing operation is turning a profit from dairy cross-bred calves and giving farmer Graham Parks an enjoyable lifestyle. He buys 300 calves a year from two spring- block calving herds, finish-ing at 24-32 months, and forecasts a gross margin of E700 a head slaughtered 13 this year.