Hit milk cheque bonuses to gain ￡150,000

摘要

Keith Hughes will add an extra ￡150,000 to his bottom line this year by getting the most from his milk contract through hitting bonuses for yield.Base milk price may have dropped on his Aria contract, but ensuring his 600-cow herd is rationed to meet all bonuses available to him means he is protected from the full effects.Producing extra litres at bonus levels for butterfat and protein is adding 1.91p/litre to his milk cheque. In addition, bonuses for producing milk with low SCC and bactoscans is worth another 0.84p/ litre (see below).