Service 01

Your own feed base is the foundation of a profitable farm

Feed is a farm's largest cost, and it also decides milk yields and weight gain. We plan crop production around the needs of a specific herd.

100,000 haof field crops in the RAV Agro-Pro holding
2 harvestsa year with modern irrigation systems
5,000 haminimum land base for a 2,000-cow complex

What we do

First we calculate how much grain, silage and hay the herd needs over a year. Then we choose crops and varieties, and plan the rotation and a land base large enough for both feed and herd growth.

Feed crops are grown with Israeli technology. No-till seeding saves moisture and cost, and modern irrigation systems allow two harvests a year.

Scope of work

  • Herd demand for grain, silage and hay
  • Crops and varieties: maize, wheat, barley, alfalfa, local grasses
  • Crop rotation and a land base of the right size
  • No-till seeding and Israeli irrigation
  • Machinery: tractors, seeders, combines, forage harvesters
  • Harvesting and storing silage and hay
  • Surveys of new land for farming
Projects in this service

Where we have grown feed

Wheat harvest
Russia · 2008–2010

RAV Agro-Pro

Field crops for the holding in the Voronezh region and feed centres for 10 farms.

100,000 ha
5,000cows fed from their own feed base
Russia · 2012–2016

Family Capital

Feed base for an integration of farms, dairy plants and a retail chain.

Implemented & managed
3countries: surveys of new farmland
Honduras, Cuba, Papua New Guinea · 2013–2018

New farming districts

Land surveys and plans for crop and livestock development.

Design & feasibility

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From our fields

Need a feed base for your herd?

We will calculate feed demand and the land you need for your herd size.

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