This document provides information about farming operations in a desert environment. It describes a farming division with 7 dairy farms, 7 arable farms, and 1 depot for cattle sales. The total herd consists of 105,000 animals, including 42,000 cows and 35,000 youngstock. Over 22,500 hectares are under center pivot irrigation. Intensive farming occurs on a large scale, with high outputs from equipment, deep wells, and large volumes of water, fuel, and fertilizer usage. Crops include alfalfa, maize, and Rhodes grass, with annual production targets of 400,000, 300,000, and 30,000 tonnes respectively. Dairy operations milk over 15,800 cows producing 940,
20. Farming Division
• 10 cuts per year
• Budget yield – 22.5 t/ha
• 21 day cutting interval at peak growth
• 800ha cut per day, May to September
• 40,000km of baler twine