TRENDING FARMERS ”We encourage our kids to invite friends and be proud.” 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 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 schooling seriously to gain a wider perspective on life before deciding on their own future,” Gustave adds. FACTS OF THE FARM Farm Torpet Farm owned by Sofia and Gustav Kämpe. Size 200 cows, 40% VikingHolstein, 60% VikingRed. 3 robots. Production 11,500 kg ECM, 3.6% protein, 4.3% fat. • Karlsborg, Sweden *Cattle feed intake (CFIT) obtained via 3D cameras installed above the cows in feeding areas INNOVATIVE BREEDING April 2020 5
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