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
14th September Notes
Key Numbers
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| Factors | 29th September | 14th September | 7th September | |
| Farm Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazing ha available to milkers (Ha) | 160 | 160 | 160 | |
| Re-grassing (Ha) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stock Numbers | ||||
| Cows currently milking to vat | 527 | 501 | 465 | |
| Cows currently milking NOT to vat | 15 | 13 | 34 | |
| Total cows on farm | 542 | 519 | 499 | |
| Once-a-day milking cows | 15 | 18 | 34 | |
| Lame cows current | 9 | 5 | 16 | |
| Dry cows on farm | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Milk Production | ||||
| Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) | 118 | 119 | 184 | |
| Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) | 1.94 | 1.78 | 1.81 | |
| Protein:Fat ratio (%) | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.79 | |
| Feed Budget | ||||
| Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) | 2391 | |||
| Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 15.38 | |||
| Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 3.62 | 7.13 | 4.79 | |
| Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) | ||||
| Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) | 3.38 | 3.24 | 3.11 | |
| Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) | ||||
| Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) | 34 | |||
| Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 3087 | 3162 | 3306 | |
| Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 1550 | 1550 | 1550 | |
| Round Length (Days) | 36 | 44 | 47 | |
| Farm conditions | ||||
| Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) | 9.76 | 8.65 | 8.21 | |
| Rainfall (MM) | 0 | 16.8 | 1.8 | |
| Irrigation days this week (days) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| People | ||||
| Current Roster | 5+2 | 5+2 | 5+2 | |
| Health & Safety Incidences | nil | nil | nil | |
| Milking Routine | 10 in 7 | 10 in 7 | 10 in 7 | |