Owl Farm

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Week ending 03-01-18 farm notes

Key figures for week ending	01/01/2018	25/12/2017
Cows in milk	417	417
Ave. KgMS/cow/day	1.39	1.47
kgMS/ha/day	3.91	4.13
Ave. Pasture cover (kgDM/ha)	2184	2237
Ave. Growth rates (kgDM/ha/day)	31	35
Round length (whole farm/grazing area)	45 / 42	33 / 30
Soil temperature (ave. ^oC @10cm depth)	19.68	20.25
KgDM Pasture offered Dry/milkers	/ M 15	/ M-15.5
Kg silage/hay fed - ave all cows	0.0	0.0
Kg PKE fed - ave all cows	2.0	1.0
kg Maize fed - ave all cows	0.0	0.0
kg Crop fed - ave all cows	0.0	0.0
Ave. Supplement used (kgDM/cow/day)	2.0	1.0
SCC	167	109

Cover has decreased this week to 2184kgDM/ha with the whole farm growing 31kgDM/ha/day. Cows have grazed 3.3ha/day this is equivalent to a 45 day round of the whole farm or 42 day round of the paddocks held in the grazing round for the last week (137 ha).
With very long and seedy pre-graze at the top of the wedge last week, cows were held in paddocks until they grazed it satisfactorily. This ensured, residuals that will promote quality regrowth, along with slowing the round considerably.
This impacted production somewhat with cows being held to eat poorer quality pasture, as a short term pain for longer term gain. Milkers have produced an average of 1.39kgMS/cow/day with the whole herd on OAD milking for most of the week.
PKE levels have averaged 2kg/cow during the week, and with shorter grass coming through the wedge will increase to 3kg/cow/day in the coming week.
Cows have been offered 15kg of grass, and have been forced to graze to residual in challenging quality.
Turnip crops look very strong, as such we will weigh and begin feeding on the 11^th4 days earlier than anticipated to help fill the feed hole.
Rain throughout the week was sporadic, 2mm, + 4mm + 1mm occurring over the week. Today has been more fruitful, and the weather looming looks set to give us a good moisture yield.

Milk Production - Week ending	27/11/2017	4/12/2017	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	Variance
Cow's in milk	417	417	417	417	417	417	-
Springer herd/dry cows	1	1	1	1	1	1	-
Number of cows in big herd	261	261	256	256	256	256	+6
Number of cows in small herd	156	156	156	156	156	156	+3
Number of cows in colostrum herd	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Number of Cows in the Treatment/Sick herd	0	0	5	5	5	5	-10
KgMS/cow/day (cows in the vat only)	1.59	1.52	1.55	1.54	1.47	1.39	+.08
KgMS/cow YTD	226.00	237.00	248.00	258.00	268.00	277.00	-20
Milk production for week ending (kgMS)	4666.00	4455.00	4511.00	4483.00	4279.50	4147.00	+1331
Total milk production - YTD (kgMS)	94750.00	99205.00	103718.00	180202.00	112841.00	116988.00	+104958
Milk production per ha (kgMS/ha/day)	4.50	4.30	4.40	4.30	4.13	3.91	+.21
Total milk production per ha - YTD (kgMS/ha/YTD)	638.00	668.00	699.00	729.00	758.00	790.00	-46
Protein/Fat ratio	0.77	0.78	0.73	0.71	0.69	0.69	+.04
Bulk Milk SCC (SCC x 1000)	95	97	102	121	109	169	-9

Animal Health - Week ending	27/11/2017	4/12/2017	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	Variance
BCS (average whole herd)	4.11	4.11	4.11	4.11	4.11	4.11	-
BCS (average heifers)	4.06	4.06	4.06	4.06	4.06	4.06	-
Treatment/sick herd	4	4	4	4	4	4	0
Lame cows - new cases	0	8	0	1	0	2	-
Lame cows - YTD	63	71	71	72	72	74	-5
Mastitis - new cases	0	0	1	2	0	3	+1
Mastitis - YTD	36	36	37	39	39	42	-2
Number of cows on penicillin	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Number of cows on penicillin YTD	31	31	32	32	32	32	-
Culls - new cases	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Culls - YTD	20	20	20	20	20	20	-
Deaths - new cases	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Deaths - YTD	4	4	4	4	4	4	-

Pasture Production - Week ending	27/11/2017	4/12/2017	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	Variance
Average pasture cover (kgDM/ha)	2258	2383	2351	2412	2237	2184	-83
Average pasture growth rates (kgDM/day)	57	69	50	53	35	31	-16
Lowest post graze residual (kgDM/ha)	1475	1475	1500	1475	1475	1475	-25
Highest pre graze cover (kgDM/ha)	4200	4042	3207	3600	3200	3200	-150
Average area grazed/day for milkers (ha)	5.60	3.70	4.50	4.20	4.50	3.30	-.25
Round length	26	40	33	36	33	45	+3
Total Biomass Measured (kgDM) )	0	0

Supplementary Use - Week ending	27/11/2017	4/12/2017	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	Variance
Average PKE (kg/cow/day)	0.00	0.00	1.50	2.50	1.00	2.00	+.6
PKE YTD	90.60	90.60	95.00	102.30	105.20	111.10	-12.8
Average maize (kg/cow/day)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-
Maize YTD	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	-
Average silage (kg/cow/day)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-
Silage usage YTD	74.30	74.30	74.30	74.30	74.30	74.30	-
Silage Harvested Tonnes (DM)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-
Total Supplement Feed (per cow kgDM)	0.00	0.00	10.50	17.50	7.00	14.00	-23.8
Total Supplement YTD (Tonnes)	175.90	175.90	180.30	187.60	190.50	196.40	-27.5

Nitrogen and Gibberellic Acid - Week ending	27/11/2017	4/12/2017	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	Variance
kgN applied per ha/% of farm	0.00 KgN/ 0.00 %	0.00 KgN/ 0.00 %	0.00 KgN/ 0.00 %	33.60 KgN/ 64.60 %	0.00 KgN/ 0.00 %	0.00 KgN/ 0.00 %	0.00 %
kgN applied YTD (average kgN/ha)	95.40	95.40	95.40	117.10	117.10	117.10	-5.3
GA applied (20gm/ha)		0.00		0.00	0.00	0.00	-
Effluent applied
Effluent Applied y/n	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-
Paddocks effluent applied	15	31	39	31	23	22	-2
Application Depth (mm)	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	-

Climate - Week ending	27/11/2017	4/12/2017	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	Variance
Temperature (ave. °C)	18.72	18.36	19.93	19.64	19.43	17.96	-2.86
Rainfall	6.40	69.60	0.00	1.00	6.40	9.40	+9.4
Rainfall Season-to-Date	683.00	752.80	752.80	753.80	760.20	769.60	-55
Soil temperature (ave. °C at 10cm depth)	16.87	19.82	20.71	20.03	20.25	19.68	-2.16
Soil Moisture(% at 10cm depth)	33.12	33.05	32.67	32.15	31.73	30.66	-2.45