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 2023/24
6 December Notes
Key Numbers
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| Factors | 27 December | 20 December | 13 December | 6 December |
| Farm Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazing ha available to milkers (Ha) | 160 | 160 | 153.1 | 153.1 |
| Re-grassing (Ha) | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Stock Numbers | ||||
| Cows currently milking to vat | 559 | 556 | 557 | 554 |
| Cows currently milking NOT to vat | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total cows on farm | 559 | 559 | 559 | 559 |
| Once-a-day milking cows | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Lame cows current | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Dry cows on farm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milk Production | ||||
| Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) | 93 | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.92 | 1.92 |
| Protein:Fat ratio (%) | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.84 |
| Feed Budget | ||||
| Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) | 2318 | 2240 | 2359 | |
| Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 15.12 | 15.75 | 19.5 | 20 |
| Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 3.68 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 |
| Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) | 3.52 | 3.52 | 3.65 | 3.65 |
| Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) | 68 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) | 81 | 70 | 83 | |
| Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 3028 | 2956 | 3147 | 3372 |
| Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 1500 | 1550 | 1550 | 1550 |
| Round Length (Days) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22.45 |
| Farm conditions | ||||
| Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) | 17.89 | 16.3 | 14.98 | 14.47 |
| Rainfall (MM) | 3.4 | 2.6 | 13.8 | 10.6 |
| Irrigation days this week (days) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 |