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 2022/23
5th October Notes
Key Numbers
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| Factors | 26th October | 19th October | 12th October | 5th October |
| Farm Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazing ha available to milkers (Ha) | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 |
| Re-grassing (Ha) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock Numbers | ||||
| Cows currently milking to vat | 539 | 541 | 541 | 539 |
| Cows currently milking NOT to vat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total cows on farm | 541 | 540 | 541 | 541 |
| Once-a-day milking cows | 8 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| Lame cows current | 8 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| Dry cows on farm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Milk Production | ||||
| Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) | 118 | 128 | 105 | 103 |
| Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) | 1.9 | 2.08 | 2 | 1.95 |
| Protein:Fat ratio (%) | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.81 |
| Feed Budget | ||||
| Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) | 2279 | 2251 | 2344 | 2441 |
| Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 16.85 | 20 | 20 | 19.18 |
| Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 3.15 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 |
| Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 |
| Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) | 70 | 64 | 54 | 62 |
| Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 2989 | 3186 | 3165 | 3148 |
| Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 1550 | 1550 | 1550 | 1550 |
| Round Length (Days) | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 |
| Farm conditions | ||||
| Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) | 10.98 | 10.47 | 8.7 | 9.42 |
| Rainfall (MM) | 9.4 | 3.6 | 13.8 | 3.8 |
| Irrigation days this week (days) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 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 |