At Meander, just south of Deloraine, is. Janefield, the dairy farm owned by Brian and Michele Lawrence. Previously a she
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2016 DAIRY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARDS BRIAN & MICHELE LAWRENCE ‘JANEFIELD DAIRY’ 545 MEANDER ROAD, MEANDER
FIELD DAY ST THURSDAY 21 APRIL Morning tea commences at the dairy at 10.00am, followed by the farm walk at 10.30am. For more information contact Lesley Irvine, TIA Dairy Centre by phoning 0428 880 287 or email
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2016 Dairy Business of the Year Winners Brian & Michele Lawrence, Janefield Dairy At Meander, just south of Deloraine, is Janefield, the dairy farm owned by Brian and Michele Lawrence. Previously a sheep farm, the property was purchased by the Lawrence’s in 2006. Their attention to detail throughout the conversion to a dairy farm is very evident everywhere you look on the property. Since their first season on the property when they milked 460 cows and produced 150,088 kg MS they have increased milk production to 400,163 kg MS from 930 cows (Table 1). Since the beginning, Brian and Michele’s aim has been to develop a profitable and sustainable dairy farm; they feel a responsibility to utilise the resources they have to efficiently produce food. Critical to achieving this is their farm team. Milking area, ha No. cows milked Area irrigated, ha Rainfall, mm/ha Irrigation, ML/irrigated ha Pasture consumption, t DM/eff ha Concentrates, t DM/cow Milk production, kg MS Milk price, $/kg MS Operating costs, $/kg MS EBIT, $/kg MS RoAM, %
2012/13 250 875 230 1043 4.5 9.1 0.9 399,258 $5.11 $3.67 $1.60 7.7%
2013/14 250 896 240 1263 3.8 9.8 1.1 406,118 $7.26 $3.89 $4.13 14.8%
2014/15 250 930 240 940 3.6 13.4 0.8 400,163 $6.42 $3.47 $3.95 14.2%
Average 2014/15 194 552 129 981 3.2 9.3 1.3 247,283 $6.19 $5.04 $1.88 7.9%
The TIA Dairy Centre would like to acknowledge the two finalists in the 2016 Dairy Business of the Year Award, Limberlost Dairy, managed by Peter and Jo Jones at Kayena, and Gary and Helen Strickland, from King Island.
