The dairy unit is one of five livestock teams in Lakeland College's Student-Managed Farm powered by New Holland program.
Team members manage the college's dairy unit. Their final presentation is an overview of their decisions, their production and their recommendations from the academic year.
All the livestock teams made their presentations in the Alumni Hall Theatre on Lakeland's Vermilion campus on April 13, 2017.
9. OUR FARM
• Herd total 125 head
• Milk 50 cows
• Jersey & Holstein
• Milk Quality Award
10. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 2016
• Continue attending industry functions
• Consistent milk production
• Maintain consistent genetics
11. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 2016
• Proceed with herd expansion
• Continue involvement with the new facility
• Continue developing a relationship with Crop
SMF
12. SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths
• High quality milk
• Quota
• Farm staff
• Teamwork
Opportunities
• New barn
• Corn silage
• On farm mastitis test
• Embryos
Weaknesses
• Biosecurity
• Heifer breeding
program
• Quality forage
Threats
• New barn deadline
• Land
• Facility transition
13. SHORT TERM GOALS
• State-of-the-art Dairy Learning
Centre
• Maintain quality milk
• Work with Crop SMF to
improve forage quality
14. LONG TERM GOALS
• Promotion of the Lakeland Dairy Program
• Working with SMF teams regarding land use
• Target health and longevity to build a profitable
herd
18. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
• Lakeland’s herd top two in Vermilion region
Holstein $ 8,037 80th
Percentile
Jersey $ 6,475 75th
Percentile
Milk Value
32. CURRENT LACTATION DIET
Lbs per head
per day as fed
DMI/ per head
per day (lbs)
Barley Silage 30.00 lbs 8.40 lbs
Corn Silage 39.00 lbs 12.09 lbs
Alfalfa Hay 11.00 lbs 9.77 lbs
Cargill Complete 26.50 lbs 23.32 lbs
Total lbs 106.50 lbs 53.58 lbs
33. PENN STATE PARTICLE SEPARATOR
Actual Target
Top
Screen
13% 6-10%
Middle
Screen
37% 30-50%
Bottom
Screen
50% 30-40%
Top
13%
Middle
37%
Bottom
50%
65. RECOMMENDATIONS
• Be heavily involved in the transition into the new
facility
• Utilize the new technology available
66. RECOMMENDATIONS
• Too keep improving the genetics of the herd
• Involve first year students in barn activities
67. THANK YOU
Alberta Milk Josie Van Lent
Lisa Simanton Denise Martin
Bryan Cruikshank Eagle Builders
Dr. Kent Weir De Laval
Morgan Sangster Penner Farm Supplies
Janet Kerr Tracy Quinton
Blair Dow SMF Advisors
Farm staff Knellers