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16/01/2018

Week ending farm notes

Key figures for week ending	15/01/2018	08/01/2018
Cows in milk	417	417
Ave. KgMS/cow/day	1.31	1.30
kgMS/ha/day	3.68	3.64
Ave. Pasture cover (kgDM/ha)	2267	2190
Ave. Growth rates (kgDM/ha/day)	47	45
Round length (whole farm/grazing area)	42 / 38	39 / 36
Soil temperature (ave. ^oC @10cm depth)	0.00	0.00
KgDM Pasture offered Dry/milkers	/ M-12	/ M-14.5
Kg silage/hay fed - ave all cows	0.0	0.0
Kg PKE fed - ave all cows	1.4	3.0
kg Maize fed - ave all cows	0.0	0.0
kg Crop fed - ave all cows	4.0	1.0
Ave. Supplement used (kgDM/cow/day)	5.4	4.0
SCC	178	151

Cover has increased this week to 2267kgDM/ha with the whole farm growing 47kgDM/ha/day – the heavier soils on the top block of the farm growing 55-80kg/day. 0mm of rain this week, though the heavier soils on the farm are still enjoying the recent soil moisture top up, with very strong growth and very good quality.
Cows have grazed 3.5a/day this is equivalent to a 42 day round of the whole farm or 39 day round of the paddocks held in the grazing round for the last week (137 ha). Initially offering 14kgof grass lead to higher residuals, so cows were held back in areas with approximately 12kg of grass disappearing instead.
Milkers have produced an average of 1.31kgMS/cow, holding compared to last week still on OAD. Cows took a long time to remember/work out that the Turnip bulbs were not giant pebbles, but a tasty food source.
As encouragement PKE was reduced from 3kg/cow/day for each herd, to 0kg for older cows and 1.75kg/cow/day for younger cows (ad-lib on lanes instead of in the turnip paddock, and roughly 1.75kg/cow disappears/day). Over the weekend both mobs made the connection and scoffed up remaining bulbs and fresh bulb and leaf, on average 4kg/cow/day of crop has been fed this week. This will increase to 5kg/cow/day now and likely see cows “overnighting” in their crop paddocks.
Turnip crops were weighed last week, the two mature Barkant crops weighed at 10T and 12.8T. This sounds quite disappointing in yield, but to look at the crops are “big” and had just received a big drink of Rain. Regardless, at our current yield, we can still feed 5kg/cow/day until March 5^th as per plan. Interim weights on the other 4 paddocks of crop show them at 9-10tDM/ha now and still actively growing.
Spore counts remain at a zero spore count, however Zinc continues in the Dosatron.

Owl Farm Data Records 2016-17 Season

Milk Production - Week ending	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	9/01/2018	16/01/2018	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	256	256	256	256	253	250	-3
Number of cows in small herd	156	156	156	156	153	153	-
Number of cows in colostrum herd	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Number of Cows in the Treatment/Sick herd	5	5	5	5	12	15	+3
KgMS/cow/day (cows in the vat only)	1.55	1.54	1.47	1.39	1.30	1.31	+.01
KgMS/cow YTD	248.00	258.00	268.00	277.00	287.00	297.00	+10
Milk production for week ending (kgMS)	4511.00	4483.00	4279.50	4147.00	3775.50	2816.00	-959.5
Total milk production - YTD (kgMS)	103718.00	180202.00	112841.00	116988.00	120214.00	12030.00	-108184
Milk production per ha (kgMS/ha/day)	4.40	4.30	4.13	3.91	3.64	3.70	+.06
Total milk production per ha - YTD (kgMS/ha/YTD)	699.00	729.00	758.00	790.00	810.00	836.00	+26
Protein/Fat ratio	0.73	0.71	0.69	0.69	0.66	0.65	-.01
Bulk Milk SCC (SCC x 1000)	102	121	109	169	151	178	+27

Animal Health - Week ending	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	9/01/2018	16/01/2018	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	1	0	2	3	2	-1
Lame cows - YTD	71	72	72	74	77	79	+2
Mastitis - new cases	1	2	0	3	0	2	+2
Mastitis - YTD	37	39	39	42	42	44	+2
Number of cows on penicillin	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Number of cows on penicillin YTD	32	32	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	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	9/01/2018	16/01/2018	Variance
Average pasture cover (kgDM/ha)	2351	2412	2237	2184	2190	2267	+77
Average pasture growth rates (kgDM/day)	50	53	35	31	45	47	+2
Lowest post graze residual (kgDM/ha)	1500	1475	1475	1475	1475	1500	+25
Highest pre graze cover (kgDM/ha)	3207	3600	3200	3200	3650	3350	-300
Average area grazed/day for milkers (ha)	4.50	4.20	4.50	3.30	3.80	3.55	-.25
Round length	33	36	33	45	39	42	+3
Total Biomass Measured (kgDM) )

Supplementary Use - Week ending	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	9/01/2018	16/01/2018	Variance
Average PKE (kg/cow/day)	1.50	2.50	1.00	2.00	3.00	1.40	-1.6
PKE YTD	95.00	102.30	105.20	111.10	119.80	123.90	+4.1
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)	10.50	17.50	7.00	14.00	28.00	37.80	+9.8
Total Supplement YTD (Tonnes)	180.30	187.60	190.50	196.40	208.10	223.90	+15.8

Nitrogen and Gibberellic Acid - Week ending	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	9/01/2018	16/01/2018	Variance
kgN applied per ha/% of farm	0.00 KgN/ 0.00 %	33.60 KgN/ 64.60 %	0.00 KgN/ 0.00 %	0.00 KgN/ 0.00 %	23.00 KgN/ 22.90 %	0.00 KgN/ 0.00 %	-22.90 %
kgN applied YTD (average kgN/ha)	95.40	117.10	117.10	117.10	122.40	122.40	-
GA applied (20gm/ha)		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-
Effluent applied
Effluent Applied y/n	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-
Paddocks effluent applied	39	31	23	22	21	24	+3
Application Depth (mm)	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	-

Climate - Week ending	12/12/2017	18/12/2017	27/12/2017	3/01/2018	9/01/2018	16/01/2018	Variance
Temperature (ave. °C)	19.93	19.64	19.43	17.96	19.54	20.82	+1.28
Rainfall	0.00	1.00	6.40	9.40	37.20	0.00	-37.2
Rainfall Season-to-Date	752.80	753.80	760.20	769.60	824.60	824.60	-
Soil temperature (ave. °C at 10cm depth)	20.71	20.03	20.25	19.68	55.00	21.84	-33.16
Soil Moisture(% at 10cm depth)	32.67	32.15	31.73	30.66	33.34	33.11	-.23

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