Water Supply The water is sourced from the Tanatra river and gravity fed to the cowshed via a 65mm PVC pipe into 2 x 25,000 litre tanks, it is then gravity fed to the bottom 2/3rds of the farm. That water is also used for the cowshed and washdown purposes and it is also pumped to the top third of the farm. The main water line is largely 40 mm alkethene with laterals being either 25/20 mm alkathene. Most paddocks all have at least one drinking point with the paddocks in the bottom part of the farm having two. Farm Buildings • Very tidy 30 ASHB cowshed • Four bay barn/Implement/PKE shed, • Bobby calf shed and loadout • Old workshop/implement shed with 3 phase power • Three bay lockable implement shed • Covered fertiliser bin with roll on roof • Two bay hay shed. Fertiliser Fertiliser is applied in consultation with a Ballance representative. The farm receives both Spring and Autumn fertiliser applications, recent applications are as follows: Spring 2019 480 kg/ha mix of surephos/potash/urea. Autumn 2020 180 kg/ha mix of potash/urea. Spring 2020 480 kg/ha mix of surephos/potash/urea Autumn 2021 160 kg/ha mix of potash/urea. Nitrogen is applied strategically as required and the last two years have seen 150 kg/ha applied annually. Soil tests are available. Production 2020/2021 114,606 kg milk solids 2019/2020 112,312 kg milk solids 2018/2019 117,693 ks milk solids
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