Signpost: Protein drops slightly as cows clean out poor quality paddocks

We have completed our second cut silage in the last few weeks, and we were very happy with the quality and quantity, writes Alex McCarthy

Dairy farmer Alex McCarthy says he is very happy with the milking platform paddocks that he reseeded earlier in the year. Picture: Dan Linehan

Our current production is 23.5 litres/cow/day, at 3.96% butterfat and 3.64 % protein. 

The protein has dropped slightly in the last few days as the cows have been cleaning out the last two or three poor quality paddocks that hadn’t been topped.