Signpost Demonstration Farmers Wicklow/Carlow/Wexford
Signpost Dairy Farmers
Kevin Murphy, Gorey | Shay Ryan, New Ross |
Kevin Murphy, Gorey, Co. Wexford
Kevin farms with his wife Ann & farm manager Brian outside Gorey. The farm is 137 Ha with 55ha owned. The grazing platform of 88ha is heavily stocked at 3.4 cows/ha.
Kevin Murphy - Current Farm Update
27th August 2024
Milk litres/Day – 21.1
Fat % - 4.66
Protein – 3.85
SCC - 54
Milk Solids/Day kg – 1.84
Meal Kg/cow/day – 6
Average Farm Cover – 553DM ha
Cover per Cow - 152
Pre Grazing Yield kg – 1200 DM
Demand kg DM ha - 47
Growth kg DM ha – 48
Shay Ryan, New Ross, Co. Wexford
Shay is farming 97 Ha outside New Ross in Co Wexford. The milking platform is 56 Ha. There is also a small beef enterprise on the farm.
Shay Ryan - Current Farm Update
6th September 2024
Litres/Cow: 20.2
Milk Fat % 4.42
Milk Protein% 3.96%
SCC: 72
Kg Milk Solids per cow: 1.74
Meal 4 kg
Average Farm Cover: 645
Cover/LU: 172
Pre-Grazing Yield: 1900
Grass Demand/ha: 53
Grass Growth/ha: 75
Comments
06th September: Hard to build grass cover this year – starting to supplement with silage now and Shay feels he should have done so a bit sooner. Going with 20 units/acre of urea now. Cover fields got dairy washings and/or 7-10 units of N the last few round and are growing well. Third cut silage on ground today, lots of clover in it.