Kevin Murphy - Gorey, North Wexford
Teagasc Glanbia Future Farm Focus
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- Kevin Murphy is farming outside Gorey Co. Wexford with his wife Ann & farm manager Brian. They are farming 122Ha of which 55Ha are owned.
- In 2023 they milked on average 300/310 cows with an overall SR of 2.5LU/Ha.
- The calving interval is 366 days & a six week calving rate of 93%.
Planning for 2nd Cut Silage
Farm Update
Kevin Murphy - Current Farm Update
4th October 2024
Milk litres/Day – 19.5
Fat % - 5.16
Protein – 4.35
SCC - 117
Milk Solids/Day kg – 1.91
Meal Kg/cow/day – 8
Average Farm Cover – 598DM ha
Cover per Cow - 164
Pre Grazing Yield kg – 1300 DM
Demand kg DM ha - 35
Growth kg DM ha – 45
Comments
Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) % 2023 27%.
Review of 2020
Overview of Kevin's farm
In this video, Kevin explains that he see's the Programme as being an opportunity to become a better farmer, expecting to be better at grass, budgeting, planning and anything that can improve the technical performance of the farm.