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The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by aloeman15(m): 2:24pm On Apr 27, 2018 |
Saudi’s largest dairy farm – Almarai - Seán Cummins May 15, 2016, 5:00pm Farm facts: 93,711 cows 72,985 young stock 1.2m litres of milk produced annually 3.45% butterfat 13,500L rolling herd average 41L of milk produced/cow/day 2,750 farm employees [@ 6.30sar; ($1.68 /l) in Saudi; OR $1.19 in NYC, each cow earns minimum of $ 48.79 /day = N17,564.4, @ 360/$] => 10 cows will earn over N170,000/day!; over N510,000/month!! - op Almarai is one of the largest dairy farms in the world milking over 93,000 dairy cows in the Arabian Dessert in Saudi Arabia. Earlier this week, Roger Barkley, the Farm Manager of the Cappoquin Estate spoke to the Teagasc Dairy Farm Management class about his seven year stint on Saudi’s largest dairy farm. “In March 2000, I boarded a plane after the interview process and I went to work in the Arabian Desert managing 5,000 cows and 146 men. Barkley said that the operation in the Arabian Desert has grown considerably over the years, with the farm now employing 2,750 people. “Back in 2000 Almarai was running five farms with a total of 25,000 dairy cows and 14,000-15,000 replacement heifers on the ground based over five different farms. “Now they are managing nearly 95,000 dairy cows and some of the super farms are up to nearly 25,000 cows,” Barkley said. Barkley worked on one of Almarai’s operations, managing the day-to- day running of a 5,200 head dairy farm. “If your are employed in Almarai you usually start off at the unit manager level and have a lot of staff working under you, he said. But, he said the operation allows its employees to gain on-farm experience and training by spending time working in the parlour, with young stock and breeding. “By the end of year two I had progressed to an assistant farm manager and I stayed at that level until I left in 2007. So I did two years training and I spent five years as an assistant farm manager,” he said. Key Milking Differences On Almarai He also discussed some of the key differences between the Saudi set up and Irish farms. Barkley said the cows are milked four times daily, in a 75 unit rapid exit parlour, which allows 75 cows to be milked every 5-7.5 minutes. He also said that the cows udders were cleaned in group spray pens and dried using fans prior to the start of milking, which is a little bit different to the teat dipping or wiping carried out on Irish farms. Barkley also discussed the forage production on the farm, saying that maize and alfalfa are grown on farms over seven hours away and the feed is shipped to each individual dairy unit in containers. Financial Rewards Barkley said that the starting off annual basic pay with Almarai is €46,500 paid tax free monthly installments. The farm manager also said that the severance pay after year one is 5%, at the end of year two you get a further 5% and at the end of year three it jumps to 15% a year. “At the end of year eight your can walk away with an additional year’s salary,” he said. Barkley said that the package includes 97 days holidays and six return flights to your starting point, or somewhere else if you don’t want to come back to Ireland every time. It’s Not All Rosy However, Barkley said that financial circumstances brought him to Saudi Arabia, but the rewards came at a price. He said that he found it difficult to find work when he moved back to Ireland, as many potential employers thought he was over qualified after his experience from work with Almarai. He also said that the differences between the Irish grass-based and Saudi TMR system made it difficult to find work once he returned home. Barkley said that during his seven-year stint with the operation, only his wife came to visit him is Saudi, with none of his other family members making to trip to the Middle East. |
Re: The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by aloeman15(m): 2:28pm On Apr 27, 2018 |
Re: The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by rainylad(f): 2:31pm On Apr 27, 2018 |
Really??..these almajiris are comedians honestly..make i laugh small |
Re: The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by AngryRebel: 2:33pm On Apr 27, 2018 |
Idiotic pigs of Buhari will like this ideal |
Re: The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by aloeman15(m): 2:57pm On Apr 27, 2018 |
rainylad: AngryRebel:the purpose of the thread is to ensure that indigenes key into the program. NEC has suggested it. soon, fg will begin to buy land in states. it's up to indigenes whether they possess their possessions or leave the ranches for Fulani herdsmen to occupy. at least you now know it's a lucrative business. modified: do you know that kano once had the largest pig farm in the north? food for thought. |
Re: The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by AngryRebel: 3:16pm On Apr 27, 2018 |
aloeman15:Who do u think the bigot called Buhari will give the ranches to? The Fulani's! |
Re: The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by KratosCorp: 3:46pm On Apr 27, 2018 |
My state CANNOT offer even one inch of land for ranching. Cow rearing is not in any way near our areas of economic strength and viability. So we will rather use our little lands to host more viable and productive economic activities. Those whose strengths and competitive edge are in cow rearing should build the ranches in their own regions and on their own vast ancestoral lands. They can then use modern transportation systems (trucking, trains or cargo boats, etc) to distribute the cows, milk and beefs to other regions - as the case may be. This will not only foster peace, but it will also create thousands (if not millions) of new direct jobs. Plus, this will cause a tremendous positive boost in the economy, especially in the transport, energy and insurance sectors. We do not need your ranch in our lands. Keep it in your region. [s] aloeman15:[/s] |
Re: The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by aloeman15(m): 12:08pm On Apr 28, 2018 |
lol where is obudu cattle ranch? Olu falae's farm has been invaded at least 3 times by cattle. what will you do if the fg buys land from your state and gives to "those whose strengths and competitive edge are in cow rearing", according to you? instead of getting your people to take the initiative by registering interest in the proposal, you're enacting defensive posturing. it's me you'll blame when it happens abi? isok o! kpele. will herdsmen endanger their cattle for 'politics'? KratosCorp: |
Re: The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by aloeman15(m): 5:51am On May 07, 2018 |
hmmm. so. Anambra state has a ranch. who knew. |
Re: The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by Alejoc(m): 6:41am On May 07, 2018 |
Segun Oni was trying something like this one a smaller scale in Ekiti back then with the Ikun Dairy Farm..... Moribund due to politics of bitterness! |
Re: The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by SalamRushdie: 7:04am On May 07, 2018 |
aloeman15:The sad thing is that you really believe this is all about cattle rearing |
Re: The Saudi Example- Why Your State Must Create Ranching Entrepreneurs by KidsNEXTdoor: 7:24am On May 07, 2018 |
Please don't say federal government will buy land and give it out to cattle rearers....it is cheating Cattle rearing is a personal business |
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