Kevin Murphy - Gorey, North Wexford
Teagasc Glanbia Future Farm Focus
Go To: Current Farm Update
- 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 are milking 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
22nd September 2023
Milk litres/Day – 18
Fat % - 4.95
Protein – 4.11
SCC - 117
Milk Solids/Day kg – 1.68
Meal Kg/cow/day - 3
Average Farm Cover – 1104 DM ha
Cover per Cow - 316
Pre Grazing Yield kg – 2250 DM
Demand kg DM ha - 56
Growth kg DM ha – 58
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.