We have very few high-quality bales of silage made off the milking block so far
Dairy farmers Michael and Alex McCarthy on the family farm at Feenagh, Co Limerick. Picture Dan Linehan
Our current production is 26 litres/cow/day, @ 3.82% butterfat and 3.49% protein. Cows are delivering over 1.95kg milk solids per day on 4.5kg of meal. SCC is currently 83 which is very satisfactory.
Breeding started on April 27 this year. We had everything submitted in five weeks so we are very happy with breeding 2024 from that perspective. The collars have been a great addition this year to help with heat detection and to identify cows with silent heats.
