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February 2017
February
2017
17 February 2017
11% empty rate
67% 6 week incalf rate
71% 6 week calving rate because used long gestation bull first week mating
55% conception rate
5% empty rate for first calvers
30% empty rate for old cows
Good improvement on last season
Will look to improve more next season
13 February 2017
Cows doing 2.13 ms
Feeding 2 kg grain pellet 2 kg ddg pellet and 2 kg pke Just put feed up to those levels 2 days ago the grass just slowed down a little bit but as soon as some hot sunny days come that feed will be cut back
1 February 2017
Cows doing 2.15M/S. Feeding 1.7kg DDG 1.7kg PKE 1.7kg Starch.
Cutting 10% farm for bailage on Thursday
January 2017
January
2017
23 January 2017
6 days of horrible weather cows have dropped down to 2.1ms/cow
Was feeding 2kg DDG / 2kg PKE / 2.5kg Grain through the bad weather
but have now cut it back to 1.7kg of DDG / 1.7kg of PKE / 1.7kg Grain.
16 January 2017
Feeding 1.7kg Grain _1.7 kg DDG-s _1.7kg PKE
2.22ms/cow/day
7.80ms/ha/day
Following the cows with 150kg DAP
Weather has been windy but been getting little bits of rain often
December 2016
December
2016
19 December 2016
Going into plenty of grass for Xmas, grass quality is an issue but cows hanging in there at 2.3ms/cow. Feeding 2.5 ddg and 1.5 grain
Read Post13 December 2016
Update on some of our goals
To produce over 120% livewieght
To achieve over 2100ms/ha
To have f/w/e below $3.50
We are well on target to achieving all 3 of those goals.
Well done Jordan Cook
