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Kevin Murphy – Gorey, North Wexford

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  • Kevin Murphy is farming outside Gorey Co. Wexford with his wife Ann & farm manager Brian. They are farming 122Ha of which 55Ha are owned.
  • In 2023 they milked on average 300/310 cows with an overall SR of 2.5LU/Ha.
  • The calving interval is 366 days & a six week calving rate of 93%.

Farm Update 

    Kevin Murphy - Current Farm Update

    Kevin Murphy - Current Farm Update25th April 2025

    25th April 2025

    Milk litres/Day – 28.6
    Fat % – 4.21
    Protein – 3.71
    SCC – 40
    Milk Solids/Day kg – 2.33
    Meal Kg/cow/day – 6
    Average Farm Cover –  548
    Cover per Cow -146
    Pre Grazing Yield kg – 1350
    Demand kg DM ha – 60
    Growth kg DM ha –61

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Review of 2020

In this video, Kevin explains that he see's the Programme as being an opportunity to become a better farmer, expecting to be better at grass, budgeting, planning and anything that can improve the technical performance of the farm.