Feeding dairy cows pasture for milk production - Trying to improve feed efficiency?

[@FamilyFarmingandFun]

Interesting video keep it up

[@khamaritv]

We love dairy farming❤❤❤

[@michaelmonthey5974]

I hope the approaches you’re taking yields better economic results.

[@FarmGate78]

Thanks, only time will tell.

[@lanemadsen6766]

You guys are so green! Here in central Waikato we are baked.

[@FarmGate78]

Give us another 2 weeks without rain and I think we will be heading that way too

[@lanemadsen6766]

@FarmGate78 at least your feeding quality green grass at this stage, looking awesome!

[@jamieobrien9737]

Very interesting, love your approach to farming, i to love giving my herd equal opportunity in the paddock by holding them up, interesting your findings with empty rates and what row they were in last 2 rows know how to look after themselves it seems, thanks for sharing, your farm is looking amazing for this time of year 👍

[@FarmGate78]

Have you noticed a change in behaviour? We find them way calmer holding them back. I think we have about 10 days of runway and if we don't get any rain we will need to move to the next phase.

[@jamieobrien9737]

@FarmGate78 can't say I have really, but the last cows are always nice and full where as if I milk them straight to paddock they always looked like they needed bit more, cheers for your reply

[@JustineWorsey]

Great vidio very interesting r your cows mainly nz freasians? What bulls did u yews when u were matting please

[@FarmGate78]

Thank you for watching! Most of the Holsteins in the herd are by non NZ Holstein bulls. Although we have added a few NZ ones over the last few years as a trial. We are planning to do a genetics video in the coming months because it is something we spend a lot of time on.

[@PedroSantos-bw2sf]

Nice video, sucess What you focus when buy genetics?

[@FarmGate78]

Thanks! We will do a full video on that when the bull catalogues start arriving. Probably April

[@pine28387]

Did I miss spmething? I didn't see any cleaning, stripping or dipping in the parlor.

[@FarmGate78]

Apologies for that. Those bits were cut in the editing to make the video shorter. We clean the teats with water before milking, and spray with a chlorohexidine teatspray afterwards. Bulk tank SCC is 71.

[@Febriantosan]

nice dairy farms guys..if nu need farm assistant,i am willing to join with u.i have more than 6 years experience with the dairy farm job.

[@unleashedkiwi]

But generally then heifers are always Last for milking and they are usually get in calf better as well

[@FarmGate78]

Potentially, one of the strange things that has happened since we started this years trial, is the heifers come in earlier to milking.