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 2021/22

  • Implement 10 in 7 milking without comprimising profit.
  • Establishment of 10% of farm in plantain.
  • Improve reproductive performance, lower Replacement Rate.
  • Farm operating costs $4.23 / kgMS (or less).

Season Focus Overview: Integrate 10in7 milking. Achieving savings in labor, improving cow animal welfare outcomes. Cow condition, reproductive performance and lameness. Ongoing focus on environmental foot print, minimizing nitrogen use with good feed monitoring and maintaining pasture cover at 2,300 and round 22-25 days during summer months. Establishment of plantain to drop nitrogen leaching further.

25th April Notes

Key Numbers

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Factors 25th April 18th April 11th April 4th April
Farm Area
Grazing ha available to milkers (Ha) 157.5 157.5 157.5 150
Re-grassing (Ha) 2.5 2.5 2.5 9.33
Stock Numbers
Cows currently milking to vat 499 529 529 533
Cows currently milking NOT to vat 0 1 4 4
Total cows on farm 499 530 533 537
Once-a-day milking cows 9 13 15 11
Lame cows current 9 13 15 11
Dry cows on farm 9 9 6 2
Milk Production
Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) 183 174 188 152
Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) 1.4 1.32 1.43 1.48
Protein:Fat ratio (%) 0.8 0.8 0.77 0.76
Feed Budget
Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) 2461 2523
Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) 10.71 11.32 10.52 11.65
Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) 6.49 5.88 6.68 5.55
Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2
Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) 3.17 3.42 3.42 3.59
Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) 53 62
Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) 3461 60
Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) 3445 1550 3318 3337
Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) 1550 41 1550 1550
Round Length (Days) 36 12.68 36 35
Farm conditions
Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) 12.60 1.8 14.09 15.58
Rainfall (MM) 3 0 14.6 2
Irrigation days this week (days) 1 5+2 0 2
People
Current Roster 5+2 nil 5+2 5+2
Health & Safety Incidences nil 10 in 7 nil nil
Milking Routine 10 in 7 10 in 7 10 in 7