Dairy

In farming, the primary focus at Glenmore Estate is on the welfare of our animals and the sustainability of the entire farming system. Our dairy herd is comprised of Holstein, crossed with Fleckvieh.

By cross breeding, we obtain good hybrid vigour; our annual yields are in the region of 7,000 litres, with cows having between 7-10 lactations.

We artificially inseminate the cows and use sexed semen to reduce the male calves born into the dairy operation; this helps with our climate mitigation strategy and keeps the production unit as efficient as possible.

Like other organic dairy farms, the aim is to produce as much milk as possible from the cheaper sources, such as grass and forage, and we average 4,120 liters from the herd annually.