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 2024/25
17 November Notes
Key Numbers
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| Factors | 24 November | 17 November | 10 November | 3 November |
| Farm Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazing ha available to milkers (Ha) | 146.28 | 146.28 | 152.73 | 152.73 |
| Re-grassing (Ha) | 13.72 | 13.72 | 7.27 | 7.27 |
| Stock Numbers | ||||
| Cows currently milking to vat | 552 | 552 | 552 | 552 |
| Cows currently milking NOT to vat | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Total cows on farm | 559 | 559 | 559 | 560 |
| Once-a-day milking cows | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Lame cows current | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Dry cows on farm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Milk Production | ||||
| Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) | 108 | 138 | 134 | 153 |
| Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) | 1.96 | 1.99 | 2.00 | 2.07 |
| Protein:Fat ratio (%) | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.815 | 0.79 |
| Feed Budget | ||||
| Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) | 2319 | 2439 | 2403 | 2303 |
| Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 19.5 | 18.5 | 19.6 | 18.7 |
| Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 19.6 |
| Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 |
| Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) | 70 | 75 | 91 | 69 |
| Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 3182 | 3172 | 3232 | 3154 |
| Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 1650 | 1550 | 1650 | 1650 |
| Round Length (Days) | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Farm conditions | ||||
| Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) | 14.47 | 14.52 | 14.72 | 12.94 |
| Rainfall (MM) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 |
| Irrigation days this week (days) | 3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0 |
| People | ||||
| Current Roster | 5 + 2 | 5+2 | 5+2 | 5 + 2 |
| Health & Safety Incidences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milking Routine | 10 in 7 | 10 in 7 | 10 in 7 | 10 in 7 |