Under the sun, the wind blows the alfalfa grass, creating waves, forming a sea of green.
This is the heart of the ranch.
Dorper sheep are a rare breed of sheep, but they are not rare worldwide.
Dorper sheep are still a breed of meat sheep. Although they are sheep, the quality of goat milk has always been very good, but it is far inferior to the goat milk produced by valley pastures.
River Valley Ranch produces high-quality goat milk, mutton, and even beef. Thanks to the efforts of Cons and his team in preparing feed, we can ultimately get to the source. The core of River Valley Ranch is space forage.
As long as there is space for pasture, whether you are raising cattle or sheep, it can be improved to a big level.
Next, Chen Mo also plans to cultivate three kinds of pastures, including bamboo grass, ryegrass and Leymus chinensis, in the space, improve the varieties and transplant them outside.
“The reason why the ranch can produce goat milk with a delicate taste and rich nutrition, mutton that can reach the TBL Association rating A, and even the beef grade of Bright cattle has risen by more than one grade is because our ranch has the best quality in the world.
Forage. For example, Kroenke Ranch, they also have our forage, and the high-grade Wagyu they produce enters the European market... I heard that there are African countries that are smuggling Wagyu beef from Kroenke Ranch.”
Kangsi was speechless for a while.
He had a big doubt in his mind, and that was where the alfalfa seeds in the pasture came from.
Chen Mo didn't say anything, and Bright didn't know and didn't dare to ask...but this doubt took root deeply.
Chen Mo said that these alfalfa seeds were imported from China, but when he inquired about the information about Kroenke Ranch, Kroenke Ranch took care of the alfalfa grassland left by Snow Mountain Ranch like a treasure. I also heard about Kroenke last year.
The pasture is manually weeding the alfalfa grassland. Because of the overgrown weeds, the quality of the pasture has dropped a lot. It can be regarded as the top pasture.
The origin of alfalfa seeds has become a mystery.
The quality of alfalfa in the river valley pasture is also declining, but because of good care, the decline is very slow.
"How much do you think a milk-producing Dorper sheep can be sold for?" Chen Mo turned around, looked at Bright, and said.
"According to our feeding method, Dorper sheep during the lactation period can produce about 5.5 pounds of fresh milk every day. The average farm price of fresh milk is US$15 per pound." These data are very stable, and Bright is familiar with them.
: "A ewe, in order to maintain the physical and mental health of the ewe and the quality of milk production, can only work for 68 months a year. But in fact, the ewe only stays in the dairy farm for 5 months a year, and then rests for a month to receive
Fertilize and produce a lamb."
"In one year, the economic value created by a ewe to the pasture is about 12,000 U.S. dollars in fresh milk production. If the lamb is a ewe... Dorper sheep are expensive, and if they have not given birth to adults,
The average market price of ewes has reached US$3,000. If they are rams, they are mostly used as meat sheep. It depends on the quality of the mutton. Anyway, they are not as valuable as ewes..."
"If it is sold in large quantities, such as starting at 1,000, or ewes in the lactation period, what do you think of the price?"
Brett shrugged: "It depends on how interested they are. The production value that the Valley Ranch can create is definitely not the same as other ranches... If it is sold together with the Dorper Sheep Breeding Manual and the River Valley Ecological Management System, it should be able to sell.
Good price.”
Sheep milk powder has always been a high-end milk powder. Regardless of the type of sheep, the price of milk powder produced is very high.
The main goat milk on the market is goat milk. Sheep produce too little milk. For example, the Dorper sheep in River Valley Pasture produce about 5.5 pounds of milk per day, which is a sensational figure.
The next morning, Chen Mo met with Yili representatives and had a simple business meeting. The other party proposed three cooperation models.
In the first cooperation model, Yili invests in building a dairy factory in the town of San Beni, and Yili provides all the funds and holds 80% of the shares. River Valley Ranch sells fresh milk to the factory at a price of US$5 per pound, and
If it is exclusive, it will hold 20% of the shares.
The second cooperation model is that Yili takes a stake in River Valley Ranch and directly uses the brand of River Valley Ranch to build a dairy factory. Yili provides the technology and management team. Yili’s valuation of River Valley Ranch is US$1.5 billion, but River Valley Ranch can invest in its own industry.
Carry out partial division, and then adjust the stock price...
In the third model, River Valley Ranch invests in Yili Group with milk sources and technology, acquires Yili Group's shares, and helps Yili Group build the world's largest Dorper sheep breeding base, feeding base, and Dorper sheep fresh milk factory.
First of all, we need to understand that Dorper sheep are not a dairy sheep breed, but a meat sheep breed. Raising Dorper sheep to become the best dairy sheep is a unique technology of River Valley Ranch...
Since River Valley Ranch can turn Dorper sheep into dairy sheep, other varieties of dairy sheep and sheep are not valuable. What is valuable is technology, and technology is king.
The best dairy sheep breed is the East Frisian dairy sheep, which is the king of sheep milk.
As for the specific price, we have to continue to discuss it.
"Boss, the conditions provided by Yili are very good. I prefer the third cooperation model." In the afternoon, Bright followed Chen Mo back to the Drai Valley office and said: "You don't want to expand the ranch, so cooperation would be a good idea.
The choice can maximize the interests of the ranch."
By investing in Yili, given the size of the Yili Group, River Valley Ranch is a small shareholder. Being able to directly obtain shares is actually money...
"Investing shares in Yili Group through milk sources, technology, and comprehensive cooperation. This is indeed the next development direction of River Valley Ranch. Let's listen to the other party's quotation first... By the way, you should contact Nestlé Group. As for American milk
The farmers directly refused. We don’t need to have too much contact with them. Their main business is still cheap milk products, which is incompatible with our business.” Moreover, the life of American dairy farmers has not been easy in recent years, due to the United States’ foreign trade.
The problem is that the largest dairy company in the United States is becoming increasingly uncompetitive in the international market, and it is difficult to offer higher prices.
"You have discriminated against a dairy company that has a history of celebrating New Year's greetings. It is the number one dairy company in the United States and one of the top five in the world." Bright spread his hands and said with a smile.
"So what if we discriminate against them?" Chen Mo shrugged helplessly: "They are indeed not our best partners."
In the next few days, Chen Mo met with several business delegations who came to discuss cooperation, including his old friend Kroenke Ranch... The other party has the largest ranch in Montana and the second largest ranch in the United States, but in terms of output, it is
The combined number 1, 3 and 5 ranches in the United States.
The owner of Kroenke Ranch, the third-largest super ranch in the world with the largest number of grazing animals in the United States, is a super-rich man with a net worth of more than $7 billion in the United States. The ranch is preparing to establish a dairy company and invites River Valley Ranch to become a partner...
The conditions they offered are very good, but the future prospects are actually not very clear.
Chen Mo most wanted to cooperate with Yili, but the partner with the highest price was Nestlé Group.