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
18 September Notes
Key Numbers
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| Factors | 25 September | 18 September | 11 September | 4 September |
| 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 | 531 | 521 | 500 | 460 |
| Cows currently milking NOT to vat | 15 | 14 | 23 | 32 |
| Total cows on farm | 546 | 535 | 523 | 492 |
| Once-a-day milking cows | 21 | 31 | 42 | 32 |
| Lame cows current | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Dry cows on farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milk Production | ||||
| Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) | 112 | 106 | 114 | |
| Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) | 2.08 | 2.03 | 1.87 | 1.83 |
| Protein:Fat ratio (%) | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.74 | |
| Feed Budget | ||||
| Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) | 2373 | 2458 | 2539 | 2616 |
| Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 18.1 | 18 | 15.6 | 14.06 |
| Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) | 0.0 | 0 | 3.8 | 3.44 |
| Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) | 18.1 | 18 | 58.8 | 17.5 |
| Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) | 3.4 | 3.34 | 3.27 | 3.1 |
| Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) | 61.8 | 60.2 | 58.8 | 53.8 |
| Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) | 48 | 39 | 47 | 37 |
| Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 3318 | 3608 | 3446 | 3622 |
| Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) | 1600 | 1650 | 1650 | 1650 |
| Round Length (Days) | 29 | 37 | 35 | 44 |
| Farm conditions | ||||
| Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) | 8.67 | 9.15 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Rainfall (MM) | 0.02 | 20.6 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 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 |