The Farmers Mart Dec/Jan 2016 - Issue 43 | Page 69

Scurf Dyke Farm

tried to fit in with the farm’s
arable system. Peter reports
that butterfat and protein
levels in the milk are on the
increase.
“Our butterfat is normally at
4.1 and recently that has moved
up to 4.35; and our protein
is usually 3.2; it’s currently at
3.35,” he explained.
“Achieving these increases
can be very important as ARLA
is paying off them as well as the
liquid volume so hopefully we will
see an increase in price if these
are maintained,” he added.
Roughly half of Scurf Dyke
Farm’s arable acreage is down
to winter wheat. The land varies
but is largely Grade 2.
“We grow about 500 acres
of wheat using the