General
C-dax vs plate and visual comparison still to be completed
Identifying paddocks requiring N fertliser based on applications season to date and current growth conditions
Completed second scan - waiting on results to be uploaded into MINDA but comments from the scanner suggest the results are disappointing
Visited calves at grazier; all going well and grazier commented on how even the line is
Empty R2 culls have gone
Silage for spring feeding harvested and in the stack
Identifying springer paddocks and working out when these need to drop out of rotation to achieve the required pre-graze mass from mid July onwards
Standard herd
Identifying cows for first cull to reduce feed demand and drop back supplementary feeding
Reducing silage feeding, will increase inshed feed but will need to continue with PKE in the paddock
Direct supplementary feed costs from last week = $2.90/cow/day
First swede yields to be done next week
Current number suggest an 18T crop is required to winter all standard mixed age and R2 animals on swedes so looking at alternative options for the R2's
Future herd
Holding current levels of inshed feed
Pre-graze covers suggest silage will not be required this week
Current direct supplementary feed costs - $2.16/cow/day and $19.20 milk revenue
Waiting for a weather window to get Italian paddocks cut and baled
Working through winter baleage feeding paddock setup - currently doing the maths on setting one paddock up at 10T baleage/ha; still debating once/day vs 3 day shifts for winter
