17 Sep 2013
Week Ending 17th of September 2013
| Farmer | Ltr/Cow | Fat % | Prot % | kgMS/Cow | Meal kg | Average Cover | Cover/Cow | Pregrazing Yield | Demand | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian & Pierce Casey | 18.1 | 3.96 | 3.75 | 1.44 | 0 | 1078 | 451 | 2500 | 43 | 39 |
| Purcell McGlew | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.76 | 1.48 | 2 | 882 | 371 | 2200 | 38 | 29 |
| David French | 18.0 | 5.01 | 3.91 | 1.65 | 2 | 658 | 296 | 2500 | 24 | 37 |
| Denis Kenny | 15.3 | 4 | 3.61 | 1.2 | 0 | 890 | 335 | 2200 | 48 | 36 |
| Dermot Lanigan | 16.5 | 4.41 | 3.6 | 1.36 | 4 | 522 | 220 | 1100 | 26 | 17 |
| Eamonn Duggan | 16.2 | 4.5 | 3.71 | 1.37 | 1.6 | 593 | 205 | 1100 | 29 | 31 |
| Francis Allen* | 15.6 | 4.21 | 3.52 | 1.24 | 1.5 | 768 | 227 | 1700 | 58 | 43 |
| John Roche* | 4.05 | 3.4 | 2 | 848 | 353 | 2000 | 40 | 46 | ||
| Paul Kinch | 18.0 | 4.18 | 3.48 | 1.42 | 3 | 683 | 238 | 1500 | 30 | 18 |
| Peter Farrell* | 17.0 | 4.15 | 3.56 | 1.35 | 1 | 954 | 418 | 2200 | 39 | 48 |
| Tom Dineen | 14.1 | 4.34 | 3.91 | 1.2 | 2 | 955 | 339 | 2200 | 40 | 36 |
| Average | 16.6 | 4.33 | 3.66 | 1.4 | 1.74 | 803 | 314 | 1927 | 38 | 34 |
| Maximum | 18.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 1078 | 451 | 2500 | 58 | 48 |
| Minimum | 14.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 522 | 205 | 1100 | 24 | 17 |
*Winter milk
NOTES:
- Grass growth still very low on dry farms.7 ml of rain measured in Kilkenny. Not enough to kick start growth.
- The target on all farms is 1000kgdm/ha of a Average Farm Cover.
- The farms at 600 average farm cover are feeding 6-8 kg of dry matter as silage and 2 kg of meal
- Eamonn Duggan is feeding 6 kg of silage and 2 kg of soya hulls
- Denis Kenny has sold his empty cows and is drying off heifers to reduce milk supply
- WeightReportSept2013 (34KB, PDF)