Block calving systems
Key Performance Indicators | Excellent performance | Good performance | Average performance | The Farm March 19-20 | The Farm March 20-21 |
Cows and heifers calved within the first 6 weeks (%) |
>90% |
>80% |
<70% |
72% |
84% |
Herd replacement rate (%) |
<20% |
22% |
26% |
20% |
20% |
Milk solids output per ha (Kg milk solids/hectare) |
>1,500kg/ha |
1,250kg/ha |
1,100kg/ha |
1200 |
504 |
Milk yield from forage (litres) |
>5,000 litres |
4,000l litres |
2,750 litres |
4,500 |
4514 |
Milk yield from forage (solids) |
>427 |
342 |
235 |
TBC |
212 |
Overheads excluding rent and finance (ppl) |
9ppl |
10.5ppl |
12.5ppl |
10.0 |
17.9 |
Genetic merit (%) |
5% |
25% |
50% |
20% |
20% |
Generic financial measures
Business Performance Measures | Excellent performance | Good performance | Average performance | The Farm March 19-20 | The Farm March 20-21 |
Full economic net margin (ppl) |
7ppl |
2ppl |
-3ppl |
7ppl |
1.1 |
Return on tenants capital (%) |
>20% |
14% |
3% |
10% |
21% |
Full economic costs of production (ppl) |
<24ppl |
30ppl |
34.5ppl |
28 |
37.5 |
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