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...]

All performance indicators at the MDF are lifting strongly and are shown in the table. Grass per cow, an indicator we follow closely, is approaching 13kg. … [Read more...]

Deciding whether to irrigate in early Spring can be a very tricky decision. A (free) shower of rain could suddenly fix the soil moisture level, while a flood irrigation would saturate the soil. Risk management might suggest having a bet each way and flood irrigate only some paddocks. For the fixed … [Read more...]