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VikingNews Global 2-2019
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farm
? 3 robots ? 200 cows: 60% vikingred, 40% vikingholstein ? production: 11,500 kg ecm, 3.6% protein, 4.3% fat choosing the breeding company to buy the semen from is like a religion. we believe in ntm because it is based on science, so it?s an easy choice for us gustav kämpe encouraging the next generation the two kämpe children are interested in the animals. they have two ponies on the farm and they enjoy riding, sharing their mother?s interest. ?it?s so nice to watch them riding, and especially as the ponies are home bred and same age as the children,? says sofia
with a smile. last summer, when they had visitors to the farm and both sofa and gustav was busy, viggo showed them around and explained everything about the farm, from machinery to the cows. ?that made me really proud
as a father!? gustav says. ?they already know and have picked up so many things.? sofia is eager to show the kids that it?s not all hard work on a dairy farm. ?we need to show them it?s also fun and let them show others and be proud of what we are doing,? says sofia. to this end, sofia and gustav invited 15 youngsters to their farm aged from 8 to16, on a two- day look and learn camp last summer. they learned how to prepare the heifers for a show, how to train them, how to ?read? them, and at the end held a showmanship competition. ?it was a lot of fun, and the competition at the end *cattle feed intake (cfit) obtained via 3d cameras installed above the cows in feeding areas was the icing on the cake. we are organising another camp next summer,? the proud parents say. ?it was also very good for us, because we got a whole group of heifers trained and handled,? sofia adds. ?we encourage our kids to invite friends and be proud. we will also encourage them to take their school- ing seriously to gain a wider perspec- tive on life before deciding on their own future,? gustave adds. ?we encourage our kids to invite friends and be proud.? 5 november 2019 | vikingnews
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