Ep 3 | Stocking Rate, Cow Condition & Farm Profit – Ben Croft Interview

Can fewer cows really lead to more profit? Shaun Balemi interviews Canterbury dairy farmer Ben Croft to find out. They discuss the effects of adjusting stocking rate, feeding for condition, managing pasture rotation, and how these changes affected milk production, empty rates, and costs per kg MS. In this episode: • Why Ben dropped from 950 to 875 peak cows • How cow condition scoring influenced dry-off timing • The value of feed consistency and early nutrition • Staff mindset and buy-in on system changes • Real farm data and cost comparisons Listen for an easy-to-understand breakdown of what works and why it matters.