Drowning in beautiful grass ,but.........

[lady muck]

If its any consolation our cows have dropped and will likely be in full time in the next week to stabilise them. High yielders in at night. Highs have been buffer fed most of the summer due to exceptionally wet weather which has meant that paddocks not performing as anticipated. Late turnout and early housing is not good for profitability.

 

[Water Wheel]

If its any consolation our cows have dropped and will likely be in full time in the next week to stabilise them. High yielders in at night. Highs have been buffer fed most of the summer due to exceptionally wet weather which has meant that paddocks not performing as anticipated. Late turnout and early housing is not good for profitability.

Certainly makes me wonder what I am moaning about ! Things here are near perfect, just not quite.
Hope the weather improves for you.

 

[ollie989898]

Dull weather though warm and moist makes for impressive growth but I don't think will do much for quality, protein and carbohydrates will be low. Need sunshine, same as all this maize we have stood about!

Milk price now will make up for any drops. Yes silage is more expensive in dry matter terms but there is stacks of it about.

 

[Clay52]

Dull weather though warm and moist makes for impressive growth but I don't think will do much for quality, protein and carbohydrates will be low. Need sunshine, same as all this maize we have stood about!

Milk price now will make up for any drops. Yes silage is more expensive in dry matter terms but there is stacks of it about.

Exactly. Had those exact conditions last year for winter crops. Records yields for us and record low silage analysis. Straw tests higher most years. Sugar, energy and protein low.

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Had a similar conversation with my nutrition chap this week.

I got 3 cuts of 11+ me stuff in the clamp. Don't go making a 4th of 9 and expect him to feed it

 

[lazy farmer]

am confused by this why if the grass is so terrible are my cows milking better than last season(in solids terms) when we were buffer feeding

 

[sidjon]

am confused by this why if the grass is so terrible are my cows milking better than last season(in solids terms) when we were buffer feeding

Because grass is rubbish , we're up too but I don't buffer feed anyways , I was putting down to lack of tb testing (stress) and a bit better bcs?

 

[buffalo_soldier]

am confused by this why if the grass is so terrible are my cows milking better than last season(in solids terms) when we were buffer feeding

Mine done ok this year also. Run at about 2/2.5., Doing over 3 now. So would struggle to get enough grass in them in Cumbria in September/ October

 

[Suckndiesel]

But a hell of a lot more water !
The sum is something like 40 kg grass @ 12%dm @13ME = 62 Mg energy
20kg silage @ 35% DM @ 11ME = 77 Mg energy

Put in your own numbers but the example above is worth around 3 litres milk

All depends how much grass you can get into them, ours are fit to eat 100kg fresh weight a day and more if the grass is wet. The majority of that is zero grazed tho