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 August Notes

Key Numbers

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Factors 25th August 18th August 11th August 4th August
Farm Area
Grazing ha available to milkers (Ha) 160 160 160 160
Re-grassing (Ha) 0 0
Stock Numbers
Cows currently milking to vat 435 370 278 185
Cows currently milking NOT to vat 22 48 75 59
Total cows on farm 457 418 353 244
Once-a-day milking cows 0
Lame cows current 2 5 2
Dry cows on farm
Milk Production
Current bulk milk SCC (tgt below 150) (SCC) 107 116 109 281
Milk Solids per cow (kgMS/cow) 1.76 1.73 1.67 0
Protein:Fat ratio (%) .79 .75 .76 .77
Feed Budget
Average pasture cover (kgDM/HA) 2436 2686
Current Pasture Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) 17.4 17 16.5 16
Current Silage Fed - Milkers (kgDM/cow) 0 0 0
Current Demand per cow (kgDM/cow) 17.4 17 16.5
Stocking Rate - Milkers (Cows/HA) 2.8 2.6 2.2
Current Pasture Demand - Milkers (kgDM/HA) 49 44 36
Pasture Growth Rate (kgDM/HA) 19
Pre-grazing cover (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) 3228 3150 3200 3400
Residual (ave for week) (kgDM/HA) 1550 1600 1800 1650
Round Length (Days) 43 59 64
Farm conditions
Soil temp average (Aquaflex) (degree C) 7.06 7.1 6.8 8.35
Rainfall (MM) 3.4 8.8 34 24.2
Irrigation days this week (days) 0 0
People
Current Roster 5+2 5+2 5+2 5+2
Health & Safety Incidences nil nil nil nil
Milking Routine 10+7 10in7 10in7 10in7