Key points: From the current rotation, stocking rate, and intake, as well as the target residuals, the target pre grazing is 2850

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Saturday, 18 February 2012

Key points: While cows are eating more than it appears they require we do not wish to restrict intake as if the current intake leads to better condition cows then we will gain in days in milk this season and production next season. These are drivers toward

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Thursday, 9 February 2012

Key points:The current feed wedge this week shows that there are around ten paddocks that are suitable for the cows to go into today. The growth rate of pasture plus the chicory

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Thursday, 2 February 2012

Key points:The chicory area is being treated as a supplement feed as it acts more like a concentrate than forage. This leaves the grass area currently at

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Thursday, 26th January 2012

Key points:A flood strategy has been activated, this is to hold the cows very tight on pasture (2ha/day for 420 cows around 7.5KgDM/cow/day) and increase PKE to 5Kg/cow and offer 4kg silage per cow. This will hold round and cover.

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Thursday, 24th November 2011

Key points:Milk production to this date is a good indication of half the season’s production. If this is accurate we are expecting 180,000KgMS total which is 1,343/ha and 428/cow.

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Thursday, 17th November 2011

Key points:The pasture growth rate (GR) has lifted from 49 last week to 69 this week this has lifted the pre-grazing cover and also lifted the average pasture cover (APC).

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Thursday, 3rd November 2011

Key points:
Pasture growth rates have declined for a second week, now 49KgDM/ha/day this is only 53% of what it was 3 weeks ago (92).

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Thursday, 27th October 2011

Key points:
The perfect spring conditions have stopped, now maintaining production, intake and good grazing management have become more of a challenge. Cows have lowered their intakes due to poor weather. Per cow production has...

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Thursday, 20th October 2011

Key points:
Still on a high stocking rate (4.7cows/ha) and quick round (17 days) to keep up with pasture grown and to keep pasture quality high. We have a good peak but the big challenge is keeping it there for as long as possible

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Thursday, 13 October 2011

Key points:
Average pasture cover has lifted from 2300 last week to 2570 this week. The growth rate has lifted dramatically to 92 . 2.5 PKE is still being fed to milkers, this is increasing the

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Thursday, 6 October 2011

Key points:
The average pasture cover has lifted from 2200 last week to 2300 this week. The growth rate has dropped a little to 51KgDM/ha from 56. 2 PKE is still being fed to milkers as it is difficult to get them to eat the amount of grass they require

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Thursday, 29 September 2011

Discussion:
The average pasture cover and average pasture growth on the farm have both lifted from last week (from 1900 KgDM/ha and 15 KgDM/ha respectively)

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Thursday, 25 August 2011

Critical Issues in the short term
Keep all mobs cleaning their breaks and not doing pasture damage. Back fence mobs. High level of magnesium intake by cows to combat milk fever through Mg Oxide, Mg Sulphate and Mg Chloride

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Monday, 18 August 2011

Critical Issues in the short term
Pasture cover is around 300KgDM/ha below target for this time of year (40t across the farm). Balance date is expected around mid September at the earliest so the cover needs to be carefully managed for the next seven weeks to avoid underfeeding cows at this critical time of year

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Monday, 8 August 2011