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Transcript of Rodney and Dorothy Elliott Lake Norden, South Dakota, USA DRUMGOON DAIRY.
Rodney and Dorothy Elliott
Lake Norden, South Dakota, USA
DRUMGOON DAIRY
HISTORY• 1982 – April, started milking 22 cows in a 4 point pipeline .
• 1983 – Introduction of milk quota, my farm allowance 111,000 litres but gained 6,200 litres under development.
• 1987 – started buying quota, leased more land and built a double 5 milking parlour. Now milking 45 cows.
• 1995 – we bought land and we’re milking 70 cows.
• 1999 – moved back home to Drumgoon to live, more building was required, milking 110 cows.
• 2002- I concentrated on all Dairy built a new 14 point swing parlour, and increased the herd to 140 cows milking.
• 2004 – Production reached 1 million litres of milk, went on a Dairy tour of South Dakota!
• Land prices, £1200 -£1500 an acre
• Labour – easy to recruit
• Free trade
• Legislation
• Permitting
• Animal health
• Labour
• Land prices, £7 – £10,000 an acre
• Labour– difficulty to find and retain good employees and competition from construction
• Quota
• Legislation
• Animal movement
• Manure management
• Labour
REASONS TO RELOCATE
Northern Ireland South Dakota
LOCATION
SOUTH DAKOTA VS. NORTHERN IRELAND
South Dakota
WINTER IN SOUTH DAKOTA
DEVELOPMENT OF DRUMGOON DAIRY• 2005 Purchased 153 acres for a dairy site
• February 2006 – we moved to South Dakota
• Construction started May 2006 for a 1400 cow facility.
• 2006 purchased an acreage with 40 acres of land, some farm buildings and a dwelling.
• Started milking December 2006.
• Expanded 2008 to 2000 cows.
• 2007 – 2011 continuous expansion and development of calf and heifer raising facility.
• 2009 purchased 154 acres of crop land adjacent to the Dairy.
• 2010 purchased 100 acres of cropland and another acreage.
• 2010 began renting 230 acres of land, cropland and some pasture.
FEED AND CROPS
CURRENT OPERATION• MILK COWS 1950
• REPLACEMENTS 1750
DAILY ANNUAL
• PRODUCTION 34 LITRES 10,680 LITRES
• BUTTERFAT 4.01% 3.87%
• PROTEIN 3.44% 3.52%
• SCC 196 218
• PRICE 30 PPL 28.75 PPL (2011)
Picture of inside of the barn on a working day, pushing up feed. This task is done every two hours to ensure that the cows have always feed available.
CROSS VENTILATED BARN
RELEVANT DAIRY PURCHASES
Prices in USA
• Petrol- 64p per liter
• Diesel- 66p per liter
• Electricity- 5p per Kw
• Ground Maize- £160 per ton
• Soy Bean Meal- £187 per ton
• Labour- £6.50 per hour
• Milk replacer- £52 per 25 kg
• Vet/Mechanic- £60 per hour
• 100 ml of Excnell- £41.50
• John Deere 6430- £55,000
MANAGEMENT AND STAFF
EMPLOYEE BREAKDOWN• Milkers- 14
• Herdsmen- 5
• Parlour Manager- 1
• Feeder- 1
• Operations/Maitainance-3
• Manager/Owner-2
• TOTAL-26
INNOVATION WILL FEED THE WORLD
• Learn from the past
• Accepting technology
• Combine harvester
• Milking parlour
• Computers
• Genetics
• Vaccines and drugs
• BST– carbon footprint
• Hormones
• GMO Crops
• Efficiencies
• Larger, specialized units
• Corporation
• Education
• Youth
• Consumer awareness
EMBRACING CHANGE
PITFALLS
DRUMGOON DAIRY
Rodney and Dorothy Elliott
19048 US Hwy 81
Lake Norden, SD 57248
1 605 785 2151