Our latest farm walk notes include the key numbers we’re seeing on the farm. We update walk notes every week during the milking season. During the off-season this may occur monthly.

Focus for 2021/22

  • Implement 10 in 7 milking without comprimising profit.
  • Establishment of 10% of farm in plantain.
  • Improve reproductive performance, lower Replacement Rate.
  • Farm operating costs $4.23 / kgMS (or less).

Season Focus Overview: Integrate 10in7 milking. Achieving savings in labor, improving cow animal welfare outcomes. Cow condition, reproductive performance and lameness. Ongoing focus on environmental foot print, minimizing nitrogen use with good feed monitoring and maintaining pasture cover at 2,300 and round 22-25 days during summer months. Establishment of plantain to drop nitrogen leaching further.

6th October Notes

Key Numbers

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Factors 27th October 6th October 13th October
Farm Area
Grazing ha available to milkers (Ha) 152 161 152
Re-grassing (Ha) 8 0 8.2
Stock Numbers
Cows currently milking to vat 552 552 552
Cows currently milking NOT to vat 5 5 4
Total cows on farm 557 557 449
Once-a-day milking cows 13 13 2
Lame cows current 13 13 0
Dry cows on farm 0 0 0
Milk Production
Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) 109 109 94
Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) 2 2.0 2.03
Protein:Fat ratio (%) .8 .8 .76
Feed Budget
Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) 2309 2309 2201
Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) 18.4 18.4 15.1
Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) 0 0 3.5
Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) 18.4 18.4 18.6
Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) 3/5 3.5 3.5
Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) 68 68 68
Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) 86 87 66
Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) 2988 2988 2866
Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) 1550 1550 1500
Round Length (Days) 21 21 21
Farm conditions
Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) 12.8 12.8 11.5
Rainfall (MM) .2 .2 25
Irrigation days this week (days) 1.5 1.5 0
People
Current Roster 5+2 5+2 5+2
Health & Safety Incidences nil nil nil
Milking Routine 10 in 7 10in7 10 in 7