Milk per cow and grass consumption per hectare has dropped a bit this period. A couple of hot days haven’t helped. Grass consumption per cow has dropped from 13.5 to 11.9 kg DM/cow/day. … [Read more...]

Grass consumption per hectare has lifted, but a part of that consumption includes conserved silage. Grass consumption per cow has lifted a little to 13.5 kg DM/cow/day, even with fifteen more cows being milked, resulting in a lift in milk per cow. … [Read more...]

Grass per cow is a strong driver of feed margin and more grass per cow allows more concentrates to be fed without the diet fibre level getting too low. Higher intake means higher feed efficiency. Grass is a relatively cheap feed. … [Read more...]