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
23 August Notes
Key Numbers
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| Factors | 30 August | 23 August | 16 August | 9 August | 2 August |
| 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 | 416 | 315 | 261 | 144 | |
| Cows currently milking NOT to vat | 34 | 59 | 33 | 29 | |
| Total cows on farm | 450 | 374 | 294 | 173 | |
| Once-a-day milking cows | |||||
| Lame cows current | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dry cows on farm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Milk Production | |||||
| Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) | 169 | 212 | 150 | 116 | |
| Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) | 1.87 | ||||
| Protein:Fat ratio (%) | 0.8 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.77 | |
| Feed Budget | |||||
| Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) | 2480 | ||||
| Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | |||||
| Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 2.02 | 2.57 | 3.12 | 3.22 | |
| Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) | |||||
| Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) | 2.8 | ||||
| Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) | |||||
| Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) | 9 | ||||
| Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 3200 | ||||
| Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 1600 | ||||
| Round Length (Days) | 40 | ||||
| Farm conditions | |||||
| Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) | 7 | 6.6 | 5.88 | 6.78 | |
| Rainfall (MM) | 5.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.4 | |
| 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 | OAD | OAD | OAD | |