Checking the numbers always pays off At the MDF, rotation length is stable and laser-graded bays are about to come into the rotation, meaning that the graze rest time is likely to lengthen. This is key to maintaining grass growth and good paddock conditions through the colder winter months, and … [Read more...]
MDF Fortnightly Update 542
The following are some grazing tips which cumulatively could have a large effect: Don’t follow milkers with any other stock This means no bulls, no young stock, no dries; they will eat off the early regrowth well before any rough stuff that might want to be “cleaned up.” This will … [Read more...]
MDF Fortnightly Update 541
Past Management Predicts Pasture Performance The time and place to assess your management and the grass growth resulting from it is in the paddock that is about to be grazed, while setting the electric fence. Both jobs require skill and knowledge, and it’s convenient to do one essential job … [Read more...]
MDF Newsletter May 2020 #114
IN THE NEWSLETTER THIS MONTH The Launch of the E-Media update project Guangdong VTR Yeast Supplement – Extended Trial Update Lactation Curves- Are We Getting The Most From Our Cows? Variable Rate Fertiliser Application Trial results Budget to Actual Performance – How is the MDF … [Read more...]
MDF Fortnightly Update 514: Back In The Black
The MDF is now performing above target, in terms of milk production per cow, and grass consumption per ha. These crucial drivers of profit have boosted the feed margin per cow AND the feed margin per hectare now well above target. (To enable a meaningful comparison, with last week, or with another … [Read more...]
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