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October 2018
October
2018
5 October 2018
Herd test results
Carryovers autumn 1.7ms
Carryovers empty 2.03ms
Spring calvers 2.53ms
Total average was 2.4 ms
Feed 2.5 kg wheat
1.5 gddg
Still mowing ahead not the best quality grass.
Will have mowed whole farm by 10th October
September 2018
September
2018
24 September 2018
Cows doing 2.5 ms/cow
7.7ms/ha/day to factory
3 kg crushed wheat
1.5 kg gddg
Hay on the track
Topping a head of the cows has improved cows rumination.
Target round length 21 days
18 September 2018
Feeding 2.5 kg crushed wheat
2 kg gddg
Cows doing 2.5 ms/cow
12 cows left to calve
Stopped silage and started topping to try to wilt the grass a bit.
13 September 2018
Cows up to 2.5 ms/cow now
7.3ms/ha/day to the factory
2.5 kg grain
2.5 kg gddg
1-2 kg silage just for fibre as when take it out fat% drops.
Grass really growing now fantastic spring.
Cows looking fantastic
18 cows left to calve
3 September 2018
231cows in milk
32 dry cows
Cows still doing well over 2.4ms/cow/day.
Feeding 3kg Wheat / 3kg gDDG, 1kg PKE, 2kg Silage, 0.8 kg CDS.
Grass is really growing now
Pre grazing 2800-3000
Residual 1600-1800
Following cows 120kg/ha of ammo36
August 2018
August
2018
27 August 2018
Cows doing over 2.4ms/cow/day. Feeding 2.5kg GDDG, 3.5kg crushed wheat, 0.8kg CDS, 2kg grass silage poor quality, 1kg PKE. As much grass as they will eat. 6ms/ha/day. 207cows in milk and 57 dry cows. Hope everyone is having a great spring. We are looking forward to the sun coming out and growing heaps of grass!!!
Read Post16 August 2018
In milk 167 cows. Dry cows 97. MS/cow/day over 2.3ms. Feed milkers; 3kg crushed Wheat, 2 kg maize ddg, 1kg pke, 2kg silage. Unlimited grass
Read PostMay 2018
May
2018
30 May 2018
A very wet end of May and the cows have been on the feed pad a lot. They dropped down to 1.5 ms/cow/day with 10kg silage and 10kg concentrate in shed.
Now they are back out in paddock so silage dropped to 3-4kg and rest Grass.
Should pick back up to 1.6ms until 10th June when early calvers dry off. The rest of cows should go up a bit more as early calvers are not producing as much as the rest.
