Day 8 Court Calmore Farms

Maurice Jones runs a big family farm with diary as the main enterprise and lesser ones of beef, sheep, arable (cropping) and equine. The business is split into the units with a family member owning and running an enterprise.
All the feed required is produced on the properties is utilised through the dairy. The cows are locked inside all year round and fed a TMR. The cows have feet problems being kept this way and are regularly inspected for dermatitis and footrot. The hoofs are trimmed three times per year.
All of the milk is sold to a cooperative which is locally based. To grow the farm has been slowly buying land and entitlements. The entitlements come from the previous owners as historical payments. The Jones family are moving forward to continue expanding for when the grants or subsidies are revued in 2013 and the size of the enterprises will need to be sufficient to be profitable as a standalone business.

Maurice showing us around

Foot treatment of cows