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
6 December Notes
It has been quite cool over the last week to 10 days therefore we are currently feeding around 3 to 4 kilos of silage to hold round hoping this will only be for a few days, as we don't want to be short of grass heading into Xmas.
Key Numbers
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| Factors | 27 December | 20 December | 13 December | 6 December |
| Farm Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazing ha available to milkers (Ha) | 151.79 | 148.38 | 148.38 | 148.38 |
| Re-grassing (Ha) | 8.21 | 11.62 | 11.62 | 11.62 |
| Stock Numbers | ||||
| Cows currently milking to vat | 539 | 536 | 539 | 539 |
| Cows currently milking NOT to vat | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Total cows on farm | 539 | 539 | 537 | 538 |
| Once-a-day milking cows | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Lame cows current | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Dry cows on farm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milk Production | ||||
| Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) | 95 | 121 | 123 | 133 |
| Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.78 |
| Protein:Fat ratio (%) | 0.8 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
| Feed Budget | ||||
| Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) | 2327 | 2168 | 2269 | |
| Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 14.97 | 14.54 | 17.38 | 17.9 |
| Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 4.03 | 4.46 | 2.62 | 2.1 |
| Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) | 3.55 | 3.6 | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) | 67 | 69 | 73 | 73 |
| Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) | 88 | 75 | 76 | |
| Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 3015 | 2861 | 2961 | 2982 |
| Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 |
| Round Length (Days) | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| Farm conditions | ||||
| Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) | 17.68 | 17.79 | 15.73 | 15.5 |
| Rainfall (MM) | 8.2 | 22.4 | 2.2 | 10 |
| Irrigation days this week (days) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 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 |