Sharemilking

Sharemilking

Sharemilking is a form of sharefarming applied to the dairy industry. The application of this model of farming is particularly common in New Zealand. Typically sharemilkers own their own cows, and will often take the herd with them when shifting between properties. The model is not exploitative, and over time, sharemilkers often slowly buy out the landholder, or alternatively use it as a method to save for their own property. [cite web|title=A Review of Sharemilking: 1972-1996|url=http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/profitability-and-economics/trends/sharemilking-review/httoc.htm|accessdate=2006-05-18|author=Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, New Zealand] This practice is useful for dairymen anywhere, who do not wish the burdens of owning their own land and allows them to focus their investment in livestock and equipment. The sharemilking also provides income for former dairy farms that have given up their herds, by providing them with an income from rental of fields, pastures and barns.

ee also

*Sharecropping
*Sharefarming

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