Final Presentation
Jonathan Lange
UNIT LEADER
Mission Statement “The Lakeland College Dairy strives to produce the best quality milk and animals, by being both environmentally and economically sustainable, while providing a comprehensive understanding of the dairy industry to all”
Our Team
Our Barn
Stocking Rate 150 100 # of cows % stocked
50 0 Robot Parlour Industry
Industry recommends 120% maximum
SWOTÂ Analysis
Strengths • Brand new facility • Advanced technology • Diversity within team • High milk yield • Good team communication • proAction
Weaknesses • Poor ventilation in calf rooms • Poor dry lot • Feed shortage • Remote location
Opportunities • Genetic improvement • Innovative technology • Connections with dairy producers • Elevate
Threats • USMCA trade deal • High feed costs • Limited land base • Having a dairy in a beef world
Completed Goals • Genetic progress • Genetic testing with Elevate • Heavy culling of unproductive animals in herd • Improved ventilation in calf room
Ron Eggenberger
CALVES
10%
Calf Death Loss
8% 6%
Lakeland College National Average
4% 2% 0% Calf death loss
80
Weaning AgeÂ
70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Lakeland College National Average
Cost to Weaning $450.00 $400.00 $350.00 $300.00 $250.00 $200.00 $150.00 $100.00 $50.00 $0.00
Lakeland College National Average
Andy Borstlap
HEIFER & TRANSITION COWS
Inventory • 92 heifers in heifer shed • 44 bred heifers and dry cows located in corral • 12 close‐up dry cows
Entering & Exiting The Herd 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
Lakeland National average Age at first calving Cull rate Average production at dry off ‐ 9.57L
Transition Cow Challenges • Poor drainage • Increased risk of mastitis and lameness • Higher incidences of metabolic issues
Jodie Stoker
GENETICS
The Lakeland Cow • Robot ready • Functional feet & legs • High production & components
New Genetics • Chubanna Armani Marawa - VG 86 • Embryos • Westgen • Vermeer’s Dairy • Robella Holsteins
WestGen Embryo
Brayden Bredenhof
REPRODUCTION
Reproduction 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
Lakeland Provincial Conception Rate
Pregnancy Rate
Reproduction 130 125 120
Lakeland Provincial
115 110 105 Days Open
Activity Collars
Optimate
Optimate Results
Lisa Duong
PRODUCTION
Monthly Milk Production Litres shipped 180,000 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000
Avg. N. Alberta Monthly Production: 118,800L
Average Butterfat 4.40% 4.20% 4.00% 3.80% 3.60% 3.40% 3.20%
Industry Avg. 4.1% BF
Milk Quality Lakeland College
Industry Standard
Avg. SCC
116,000
<200,000
Avg. IBC
9.0
<15.00
Robot Lakeland College
Industry Average
Idle time
12.5%
12‐18%
Incompletes
2%
5‐7%
Average for a 305‐Day Lactation 10,800 10,600 10,400 10,200 10,000 9,800 9,600 9,400 9,200
Feb‐18 Feb‐19
Nicki Meier
NUTRITION
Robot Ration Ingredient
As fed, kg
Dry Ma er, kg
$/cow/day
4th Cut Alfalfa
4.34
3.80
$1.53
Barley Silage
8.00
3.24
$0.41
Corn Silage
30.87
8.49
$1.44
F orage
43.21
15.53
$3.38
PMR Supp.
6.20
5.55
$3.88
RoboRight
5.24
4.57
$2.59
Concentrate
11.44
10.12
$6.47
Total Ration
54.65
25.65
$9.85
Parlour Ration Ingredient
As Fed, kg
Dry Matter, kg
$/cow/day
4th Cut Alfalfa
3.62
3.17
$1.28
Barley Silage
8.36
3.38
$0.43
Corn Silage
26.00
7.15
$1.21
Forage
37.98
13.71
$2.92
PMR Supp.
8.32
7.42
$4.71
RoboRight
4.50
3.98
$2.22
Concentrate
12.82
11.39
$6.93
Total Ration
50.80
25.10
$9.85
Outside Livestock • Put on hay for 3 weeks • Dry cows on free choice hay and TMR • Goldilocks diet in process
Tyson Ringdal
FINANCE
Budget 1,154,540 1,051,267
1,101,274
Budgeted
Actual
966,939
84,328
53,265
Income Milk Sales
Cow Sales
Calf Sales
1% 95%
5% 4%
Expenses 2%
2%
4% 2% 2%
1%
Feed Health Labour
8%
Deductions Chemicals Shavings
14%
Farm Supplies
60%
Breeding Corral/Manure Hauling
5%
Other
Return Over Feed 17.6
16.66 14.59 11.3
10.37
LLC 2019 LLC 2018 Industry Average
$/Cow/Day
$/Kg BF
Henk Akkerman
HEALTH
January Trim Results 23%
77%
Cows with Lesions (29) Cows without Lesions (97)
Herd Health Lakeland College
Industry Recommendations
Displaced Abomasum
2.6%
<5%
Retained Placenta
8%
<8%
Milk Fever
6%
<3%
Ketosis Risk
36%
<20%
Corlee Blake
SUSTAINABILITY
Manure •
Manure lagoon was close to over flowing
•
Received a manure spreading permit
Jordan Bruins
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOPs)
Updating SOP's
Jordan Bruins
PUBLIC RELATIONS (PR)
Social Media Twitter: @lakelandfarm
Recommendations For Next Year • • • • •
Continue calf room improvement Continue genetic improvement Continue with Elevate Improve ensiling process Increased PR presence
Thank You Angela Rouillard
Lisa Wiens-Simanton
New Holland
Dawson Jowett
Bryan Cruickshank
Eagle Builders
Keshia Paddick
Morgan Sangster
DeLaval
Kim Taylor
Janet Kerr
Lely
Josie Van Lent
Tracy Quinton
Agrai-Dairy Mart
Geoff Brown
Philip Spence
Alberta Milk
Denise Martin
Morgan Hobin
Cargill Feeds
Jessica Emmott
DHI Canada
Penner Farm Services
Farm staff
Milking Cows
Vermilion Vet Clinic
Dr. Dana Somers
Everyone Else Involved Gord McDonald Robella Holsteins Vermeers Dairy WestGen