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The rhythm of a dairy farm is usually designed for a fairly even milk production throughout the year. That is why the cows calve year-round. That is not the case at Søren Madsen in Køng in South Zealand. Inspired by a stay abroad in New Zealand, among other places, he has practiced seasonal calving since 1998, where all Jersey cows on the farm calve within six weeks in the summer. “I experienced in New Zealand that it provides an extremely good division of tasks over the year, which suits my temperament well,” says Søren Madsen. At Salsbjerggård there are therefore currently plenty of young calves and such a high milk production that the 500 cows can be milked three times a day for some months. On the other hand, there are some weeks in early summer when the cows are not milked at all. LandTV visited the farm on one of the busiest days of the year, where the basis for next year's calvings is managed with mass insemination and the use of their own bulls. See more about LandTV at http://landtv.dk and follow LandTV's Facebook channel at /landtv2012 The program is produced by Pulzar for LandTV, September 2011. Production number LTV 64.