One of our southern monitor farms kindly shared what the impact of the recent heatwave had been on his farm. Feed intakes were down 6kg of fresh TMR per cow…
AdminSeptember 18, 2023
Last week we had some hot, sunny days and afternoon temperatures in the full sun have been high. Many farms experienced moderate heat stress on Monday. However day length is…
AdminSeptember 18, 2023
The September heat wave continued through the past week and were highest in the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday before dipping a little on Wednesday but building again at the end…
AdminSeptember 18, 2023
In our heat stress work we measure temperatures in various ways. The outside sensors positioned in the grazing platform (see picture) have a while slotted cylinder for measuring shade temperature…
AdminSeptember 11, 2023
Last week was a major heat wave; many areas reached over 30’C every day of the week: some of the warmest September weather ever recorded. Grazing conditions tend to be…
AdminSeptember 11, 2023
Last week was a major heat wave; many areas reached over 30’C every day of the week: some of the hottest September weather ever recorded. The weekly average THI scores…
AdminSeptember 11, 2023
There has been considerable traffic through my social media about the risks of heat stress to dry cows. Dahl in Florida has shown quite dramatic effects on calves, their subsequent…
AdminSeptember 7, 2023
After a cool week last week an ‘Indian summer’ has moved in. Temperatures started rising mid-week and peaked on Sunday. This heat wave is set to run for the rest…
AdminSeptember 4, 2023
