Most farmers give their cows additional feed in the bails. This is usually rolled grain, either barley, oats, wheat or triticale. Pastures require regular applications of fertilisers containing phosphate and potash. When extra feed is required, nitrogen fertilisers give pastures an extra boost. A. Many farms are irrigated during periods of low rainfall.
Water sources are rivers, streams and farm storage dams.
A. Independent contractors collect the milk from the farms and deliver it to the Co-op in stainless steel road tankers. Tankers have capacity to carry up to 27,000 litres. More than half of the milk collected is transported to Sydney or Canberra for the fresh milk market. At Bega Cheese, we also manufacture butter and whey powder. A. Bega Cheese is currently investigating the possibility of using organic milk in the future, to produce organic cheese.