Rearing heifers well is an extremely important aspect of herd management. Selecting the right heifers and ensuring they reach target weights in a specified time period is integral to the future production of your herd. 

However rearing heifers is a costly exercise so thought and planning is important to ensure you get it right. Carrying too many heifers can be expensive and tie up farm resources. This is particularly so in dry times which we are currently seeing through much of NSW. Today my guest Neil Moss joins me to discuss the cost of feeding heifers and strategies to ensure you rear the number you need.

Links to useful resources related to this podcast:

Feed budgeting tool | Dairy Australia

Back of the envelope feed budget | Dairy Australia

Monthly back of the envelope feed budget | Dairy Australia

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The information discussed in this podcast are for informative and educational purposes only and do not constitute advice.