Having purchased the farm in 2007, the Lishmans decided they needed to strategically assess all aspects of performance to secure the future of the business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strategic Review<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As the family wanted to stay in dairy farming the strategy determined in 2009 was to drive performance from the flying herd through a combination of optimum cow numbers and performance per cow to increase profitability and ensure loan repayments could be serviced with less impact on net worth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Strategic Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Actions to Deliver Strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Farm Costs Comparative Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Continued focus on driving technical performance. Move to sand cubicles will allow saving on bedding costs and improve cow comfort. Farm is now rearing own replacements which, while affecting cashflow and reducing profits in the short term, will improve genetic merit of herd and increase production. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Initial Situation Having purchased the farm in 2007, the Lishmans decided they needed to strategically assess all aspects of performance to secure the future of the business. Strategic Review As the family wanted to stay in dairy farming the strategy determined in 2009 was to drive performance from the flying herd through a combination of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":241,"featured_media":12616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"abs_type":[62],"pro_group":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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Technical Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/td> March 2008<\/td> October 2015<\/td><\/tr> Cows in herd<\/td> 114<\/td> 130<\/td><\/tr> Yield per cow (L)<\/td> 6,933<\/td> 7,393<\/td><\/tr> Milk from forage per cow (L) <\/td> 1,473<\/td> 3,738<\/td><\/tr> Concentrate use per litre (kg\/l) <\/td> 0.34<\/td> 0.25<\/td><\/tr> Other feed cost\/cow (\u00a3) <\/td> 46<\/td> 6<\/td><\/tr> Concentrate equivalent per cow (kg) <\/td> 2,808<\/td> 1,826<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \n
Financial Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/td> Comparative %<\/td> 2015<\/td> 2008<\/td><\/tr> Turnover<\/td> 100<\/td> 100<\/td> 100<\/td><\/tr> Variable costs<\/td> 50<\/td> 40<\/td> 43<\/td><\/tr> Gross margins<\/td> 50<\/td> 60<\/td> 57<\/td><\/tr> Direct overheads<\/td> 29<\/td> 22<\/td> 22<\/td><\/tr> Resource costs<\/td> 11<\/td> 18<\/td> 26<\/td><\/tr> Profit<\/td> 10<\/td> 17<\/td> 10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n The Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n