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
28th February 2025
Milk litres/Day – 20
Fat % - 4.73
Protein – 3.63
SCC - 83
Milk Solids/Day kg – 1.72
Meal Kg/cow/day – 5
Average Farm Cover – 941
Cover per Cow -
Pre Grazing Yield kg –
Demand kg DM ha - 12
Growth kg DM ha –4
Comments
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
28th March 2025
Litres/Cow: 26.5
Milk Fat % 4.25
Milk Protein% 3.52
Kg Milk Solids per cow: 2.12
SCC: 125
Meal 5 kg
Average Farm Cover: 702
Cover/LU:
Pre-Grazing Yield: 1800
Grass Demand/ha: 34
Grass Growth/ha: 28
Silage kg DM: 6
Comments
Second grazing rotation starting this week – still some paddocks in first round to be grazed.
Good calving season very busy first 6 weeks.
60 units of Nitrogen out – as fertiliser or half a bag of protected urea and 1.5 bags/acre of 18.6.12 +Sulphur
Closing cover in December was 660 AFC, 11th Feb 751 AFC so poor winter growth – as seen elsewhere covers declined a lot with cold weather in January.