Weekly Updates - Teagasc/Glanbia Joint Programme 2011 - 2013
Week Ending 20th of August 2013
| Farmer | Ltr/Cow | Fat % | Prot % | kgMS/Cow | Meal kg | Average Cover | Cover/Cow | Pregrazing Yield | Demand | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian & Pierce Casey | 17.0 | 3.94 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 897 | 342 | 1950 | 47 | 69 |
| Purcell McGlew | 20.1 | 4.43 | 3.55 | 1.65 | 0.5 | 696 | 257 | 1700 | 48 | 59 |
| David French | 18.7 | 4.45 | 3.72 | 1.57 | 0 | 639 | 307 | 1600 | 35 | 50 |
| Denis Kenny | 18.8 | 3.8 | 3.43 | 1.4 | 0 | 871 | 294 | 2400 | 53 | 122 |
| Dermot Lanigan | 18.6 | 4.13 | 3.41 | 1.44 | 1 | 662 | 253 | 1500 | 45 | 52 |
| Eamonn Duggan | 18.0 | 4.08 | 3.58 | 1.4 | 0 | 752 | 243 | 1500 | 53 | 64 |
| Francis Allen* | 18.1 | 3.86 | 3.38 | 1.35 | 2 | 813 | 241 | 1500 | 58 | 41 |
| John Roche* | 20.3 | 3.7 | 3.26 | 1.46 | 1.9 | 782 | 326 | 1400 | 41 | 45 |
| Paul Kinch | 21.3 | 3.68 | 3.35 | 1.54 | 1 | 741 | 267 | 1700 | 48 | 44 |
| Peter Farrell* | 19.2 | 3.78 | 3.33 | 1.41 | 1 | 716 | 231 | 1650 | 53 | 67 |
| Tom Dineen | 17.1 | 4.13 | 3.63 | 1.37 | 2 | 954 | 299 | 2500 | 51 | 78 |
| Average | 18.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 755 | 278 | 1764 | 48 | 63 |
| Maximum | 21.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 954 | 342 | 2500 | 58 | 122 |
| Minimum | 17.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 639 | 231 | 1400 | 35 | 41 |
*Winter milk
NOTES:
- Target of 250 to 300 kg Dm/Cow today. Most farms on target.Alot of grass taken out the first two weeks of August. Grass was building to quick. Target cover of 400 to 450 kg Dm/cow by mid September. Target is to keep pregrazing yield below 2000 kg dm/ha.
- Caseys scanned cows last week 11% empty after 12 weeks