Alex McCarthy: Stretching out the grazing season as far as we can
Dairy farmer Alex McCarthy in the mikling parlour on the family farm at Feenagh, Co Limerick. Picture: Dan Linehan
Our cows are currently delivering 1.63kg of milk solids per day on 4kg of meal. Current production is 18.2L/cow/day, at 4.57% butterfat and 4.11% protein, and our Somatic Cell Count is currently 120, which is very satisfactory.
Our average farm cover is currently 681kg DM/ha. Our pre-grazing yields are 1,450 kg DM/ha at the moment, with cows doing a very good job on graze-outs. Our current demand is 29 while growth is 36, so this gives us a chance to build up some grass cover.
