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Target 10 Communicator

April 2011 Edition

Want Some Easy $$ This Season?

You've had a run of tough years and need to be at the top of your game to make a decent profit these days. Although not perfect, there are a couple of things going your way this year; milk price and availability of irrigation water. This is your chance to really kick some goals and get some of that debt paid off, put some money away for a rainy (or not) day or take that well earned holiday - or even do it all! Come and spend some time with us and we'll work with you to substantially improve your profit like you've never imagined. Change can be scary but how much longer can you afford not to be making significant progress in your farm business?

“What's the catch?” you say. There isn't one; this is a genuine offer of learning and support.

It has been proven time and again those who make the effort to improve the way they manage their farm reap the benefits. This year is the one to get back to making the most of your pasture. Are you in the top 5 per cent of pasture managers in the region? You might be pretty good at managing your pasture, but we can give you the skills and tools to become a leader, no matter how you currently manage them. But that's not all, the free steak knives include:

• saving time,
• huge improvements in farm team/staff communication
• absolute confidence you are using supplements profitably
• easier decision making - every day.

In recent years farmers have found it pretty straight forward to feed cows with little pasture; just feed out the same supplements every day and the cows keep producing the milk. Sounds easy, but it's not always the most profitable option. Now you have access to cheap water to enable you to grow cheap pasture, your focus must go back to utilising this pasture to reduce your cost of production.

This means working out where to put the strip tape then how much supplement to add. This sounds easy but can be challenging to get right, day in day out. Should I get two or three feeds out of this paddock, how do I juggle my rotation when irrigating, what about when half my farm gets wet in winter, how many paddocks should I lock up for silage, am I making money from every kg of supplement I'm feeding and how can I tell if I'm not? Working with leading farmers from this region, DPI has developed a farm management system that makes these decisions a breeze.

Well proven during the last 11 years, the success of this system has run into tens of thousands of dollars in improved profit for participants in the first year alone when implemented fully. Imagine what you can achieve over many years with these skills and tools we will teach you? Milk price and feed costs will continue to fluctuate, but every year you can use the same skills to make sure you are doing the absolute best you can in the conditions you face.

No matter how you currently farm, this management system will work for you - although developed in your own backyard, it has been well tested and proven right across Australia. At the core of this program is the belief that no one farming system is ‘right’. A range of farm systems will be most profitable in a range of different years and circumstances. The key is to understand what influences profit on your farm, understand how to manage the risk in your business and manage the current resources you have to optimise profit.

It's easy to get bogged down with the day to day jobs and not take the time to find better ways to do things so before you hear yourself say “I can't afford the time”, “I'm just too busy ...” or any other excuses, consider if you honestly think you can afford not to get involved? Yes, you can trust us to help you move your business forward; those who deliver Feeding Pastures For Profit are specially trained and experienced professionals who take the time to understand your unique farm business.

As programs commence in May, what are you waiting for? Invest in a phone call to see if this program is for you, it could be the best investment you've made in years.