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
13 September Notes
Key Numbers
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| Factors | 27 September | 20 September | 13 September | 6 September |
| Farm Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazing ha available to milkers (Ha) | 160 | 160 | 60 | 160 |
| Re-grassing (Ha) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock Numbers | ||||
| Cows currently milking to vat | 534 | 517 | 507 | 473 |
| Cows currently milking NOT to vat | 6 | 14 | 8 | 26 |
| Total cows on farm | 540 | 531 | 515 | 499 |
| Once-a-day milking cows | 16 | 24 | 37 | 92 |
| Lame cows current | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Dry cows on farm | 24 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Milk Production | ||||
| Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) | 128 | 130 | 123 | 140 |
| Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) | 1.99 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.81 |
| Protein:Fat ratio (%) | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.79 |
| Feed Budget | ||||
| Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) | 2422 | 2421 | 2415 | 2340 |
| Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 16.6 | 14.12 | 15.68 | 15.39 |
| Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 2.4 | 3.88 | 2.32 | 2.11 |
| Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17.5 |
| Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) | 3.52 | 3.53 | 3.21 | 3.1 |
| Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) | 66 | |||
| Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) | 53 | 58 | 48 | 28 |
| Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 3236 | 3447 | 3196 | 3173 |
| Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 | 1600 |
| Round Length (Days) | 34.6 | 37.8 | 37 | 48 |
| Farm conditions | ||||
| Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) | 9.72 | 9.51 | 9.81 | 8.32 |
| Rainfall (MM) | 23.2 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 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 |