Producing more milk from less cows: is it possible?   In 2019-2020, the MDF planned to improve profitability by consuming 10% more grass from the farm, with 5% less cows, and 17% more milk produced per cow.  If it works, it must make more profit: more of the cheaper feed, less feed wasted on … [Read more...]

Multiple spring toppings sustain grass quality Making sure paddock topping removes emerging seed-heads is crucial to maintaining grass quality. Two key topping timings are October and early November. Topping in October removes uneaten residue and seed heads from early maturing ryegrass and … [Read more...]

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...]