Farm’s
Presentation
Cattle workshop
Herd’s
Size :
Category
|
Age
|
Number
|
Suckler
cows
|
+ 3
years
|
60
|
Heifers
|
2 years
+
|
14
|
Heifers
|
1 year
+
|
13
|
Calves
|
6 to12
months
|
30
|
Calves
|
0 to 6
months
|
31
|
Oxen
|
1 to 2
years
|
7
|
Oxen
|
2 to 3
years
|
7
|
Oxen
|
+ 3
years
|
7
|
Sire
|
3 years
|
2
|
|
|
172
|
Sales :
Category
|
2014
(2013)
|
Average weight (kg)
nb
|
Average unit price
€/kg
|
Average price
€
|
Suckler
cows
|
424
(432)
3
(10)
|
5,40
€ (4,93
€)
|
2292
€ (2126
€)
|
Oxen
|
514
(529)
5
(6)
|
5,76
€ (5,41
€)
|
2964
€ (2867
€)
|
Grazing
calves
|
311
6
(6)
|
2,84
€
|
883
€ (794
€)
|
Calves
|
199 (151)
6
(4)
|
10,26
€ (10,13
€)
|
2073
€ (1352
€)
|
Breeder’s
sales during 2014 : 3
weaned heifers 2132 €
1
heifer (Aquitanima) 1870 €
1
cow (Aquitanima) 2170 €
1
heifer 15 months 1150 €
Sales
previsions for the end of 2014 : 2
heifers 1650 €
2
cows (Direct sale) 8000 €
2
calves (Direct sale) 4000 €
2
culled cows 4000 €
The
decreasing number of cows sold can be explained by the will to
increase the herd’size from 60 to 65 suckler cows, so there was
less culled cows.
The
better prices in 2014, can be explained by direct sale and also by
the quality : performance quality and product quality. .
25
calving including 9 primiparous
3
abortions
2 accidents + 1 unknowm reason
Mating
schedule to prepare the next automn-winter calving campaign : it
concerns 14 heifers and
21
cows.
This
mating schedule is explained by the exploitation’s fodder system,
it needs early calving in autumn.
Poultry workshop:
Different
poultry production :
average
age = 87 days
average
weight = 2,29 kg
average
feed conversion factor = 2,85
mortality
rate = 2,6
Average
age = 150 days
Average
weight = 4,2 kg
Average
feed conversion factor = 3,45
Mortality
rate = 2,9
average
age = 100 days
average
weight = 1,9 kg
average
feed conversion factor = 3,73
Mortality
rate = 2,8
Plan
for the next year :
To
ensure stocking throughout the year and to propose other products
(free-range chicken), an old building will be renovated.
Crop production :
Crop distribution
Permanent Grass 46 ha
Italian Ray-Grass 14 ha
Association Italian Ray-Grass
+ Purple clover 3,35 ha
Lucerne 4,12 ha
Sorghum 4,5 ha
Maïze 10,70 ha
Triticale 10 ha
Grass
Silage
|
Area
|
Qty
harvested
|
Yield
|
Comment
|
RGI
(Italian
Ray Grass)
Artificial
Pasture
|
14 ha
|
41 TDM
|
3 T/ha
|
1st
cutting
|
Catch
crop
|
9 ha
|
45 TDM
|
5 T/ha
|
1
single cutting
vegetal
cover and quality fodder
|
Artificial
Pasture
GANS
|
12
ha
|
39
TDM
|
3,25
T/ha
|
Temporary
pastures (productive old pastures)
|
Other
silage
|
Area
|
Qty
harvested
|
Yield
|
Comment
|
Sorghum
|
4,5 ha
|
28 TDM
|
6,25 T/ha
|
ITK
delicate variety
No
irrigation
|
Hay
|
Area
|
Harvest
2014
|
Yield
|
Permanent
GRass
|
40
ha EA
6
ha Expalliance
|
302
BR EA
53
BR
|
2,17
TDM/ha
|
Artificial Pasture
2nd
and 3rd
cutting
|
18 ha
|
194 BR
|
3,5
TDM/ha
|
Forage assessment in excess : ratio
stock/need = 1,45
So
this year we reached forage self-sufficiency qualitative as
quantitative. Rainfall was exceptionnal this year for grass growing.
10
ha triticale : 298 quintals
130 q are stored for self-consumption, the remaining is sold (70 q)
Straw
for the litter:
Year
|
Area
|
Number
bales
|
Yield
|
2012
|
20 ha
|
235
|
10,5
bales/ha
|
2013
|
9 ha
|
104
|
8
bales/ha
|
2014
|
10 ha
|
72
|
5,6
bales/ha
|
Necessary
buying : around 50 Tonnes – Price about 79 €/ Tonne
10 ha 70 maïze harvested for grain
production – yield around 86,35
q/ha
This year wasn’t good for crops like
cereals. Soil fertility seems to be problematic especially for the
maïze crop. The presence of this crop in the crop distribution is
only justified if the products are used for the animal workshop or if
we need them in the crop rotation.
When
we examine the last results of this production, it’s important to
reflect on the place of it in the crop distribution : less
profitability, more work, considerable water need.
Equestrian center :
Cavalry composed of 12 horses
116 regular riders including 53 students
Suggested activities : activities
during WE, holidays,
Services to disabled people
4.
Strategic prospects :
Self-sufficiency production for the
cattle herd
Objective : to produce a maximum of
meat from the exploitation’s possiblities !
Fodder self-sufficiency : pasture
types and harvesting mode
Pasture’s area increasing :
cattle lots and plots management
Fattenig up from fodders and cereals
produced on the farm
Cattle’s productivity mastery
A crop distribution dedicated to cattle
breeding
Crops and crop distribution choices :
To privilege artificial pasture
Winter cereals to feed the cattle and
crops’ rotation
maïze : silage replaced with
sorghum, increased value of the maïze by feeding the cattle with
maïze grain
Crop production assigned to animal feeding
(cattle, poultry and horses)
An offer more diversified, an increased
added value
This
needs an increase in products’ value.
Create a free-range chicken workshop with
a new and more regular product.
Increase the direct sale’s workshop
Increase the breeding animals, especially
female’s sale
Riding lessons during holiday periods
A way to produce differently :
agro-ecology and simplification
The
school’s farm has a key role to play, it can conduct the reflexion
about the territory.
Agro forestry’s development