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.

16th May Notes

Key Numbers

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Factors 30th May 23rd May 16th May 9th May 2nd May
Farm Area
Grazing ha available to milkers (Ha) 160 157.5 157.5 157.5
Re-grassing (Ha) 0 2.5 2.5 2.5
Stock Numbers
Cows currently milking to vat 406 440 456 457
Cows currently milking NOT to vat 3 2 1 3
Total cows on farm 409 442 456 3
Once-a-day milking cows 0 5 7 12
Lame cows current 0 5 7 1.69
Dry cows on farm 13 13 11 1.35
Milk Production
Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) 175 189 166 0.81
Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) 0.92 1.12 1.2 2301
Protein:Fat ratio (%) 0.81 0.78 .78 10
Feed Budget
Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) 1787 0.78 7.2
Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) 17.2 17.2 2082 17.2
Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) 0 0 14.86 2.87
Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) 17.2 17.2 2.34 49.4
Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) 2.71 2.85 17.2 2.87
Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) 46.6 49 49.4
Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) 20 28 41
Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) 2555 2642 3106 3432
Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) 1500 1550 1550 1550
Round Length (Days) 33 29 26 41
Farm conditions
Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) 7.15 10.02 11.14 12.46
Rainfall (MM) 5.8 4.6 15.8 0.2
Irrigation days this week (days) 0 0 0 0
People
Current Roster 5+2 5+2 5+2 5+2
Health & Safety Incidences nil nil nil nil
Milking Routine 10 in 7 10 in 7 10 in 7 10 in 7