Alex McCarthy: It's data processing December on the farm in Feenagh
As of last week, we have 30% of the herd dried off, writes Limerick dairy farmer Alex McCarthy. Picture: Dan Linehan
Our current production is 15 litres/cow/day at 4.78% butterfat and 4.01% protein, with the cows delivering 1.36kg of milk solids per day on 4kg of meal. Our SCC is currently 126, which is very satisfactory.
I completed our final grass walk of the year on December 3. Ground conditions are good on the farm at the moment. Our average farm cover is currently 573kg DM/ha. I recorded a growth rate of 12kg DM/ha on the last walk. Grazing has finished for 2024 now too.
