Extension/Education Project Database 
PROJECTS - view record:
| Project details: | |
| ID: | 2 |
| Model: | C |
| Name: | Vasse Milk Farmlets |
| Industry: | Dairy |
| Funder: | Department of Agriculture, Western Australia |
| Provider: | Department of Agriculture |
| Abstract: |
The Vasse Milk Farmlets are small enterprises of 20 cows each that investigate different farm and herd management practices comparing the outcomes with those from each of the other farmlets. The results are used by the dairy industry to determine productivity, profitability and sustainability options for dairy farms in Western Australia. Each of the farmlets combines varying stocking rates and supplementary feeding levels to explore profitable farming systems leading to a positive future for the WA dairy industry. The farmlets aim to reduce the risk dairy farmers would ordinarily manage when introducing adjustments or substantial change to their farming system.
Lessons learnt ■There is the potential for improved overall industry approaches to the development of useable and useful research at the farmlets, arising from interest shown by current milk processors. ■The passion shown by the extension officer working with the Vasse Milk Farmlets project is noted as being a very positive factor in the success of extension activities. ■The results highlighted the importance of people who provided one-to-one and typically expertise style information such as vets. |
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