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Kerry/Teagasc monitor farms grew on average 11.4 t DM/ ha

Increasing utilization of grass by 1 ton of dry mater on dairy farms can increase farm profits by €181 ha ( O Leary et al, 2016)

Dairy farmers should set a target of increasing grass utilisation to 10 tonnes/ha  (DAFM, 2015)

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Has cow suited for system Ho x Fr

Excellent potential to grow large volumes of grass as dry soil and favourable climate

Milking platform in one block

Infrastructure on farm is quiet good

Reseeding 1 or 2 poor performing paddock each year

Soil testing every 3 years

Willing to adopt new technologies in future

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In full-time education

Not in a Dairy Discussion Group

Herd Health - TB in area

Difficult to allocate time weekly to walk and measure farm

Improving a very compact 6 week calving rate to optimise full utilisation of grass

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Objectives of 5 year Grassland Management Plan

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Objectives of 5 year Grassland Management Plan

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The objective of the grassland management plan is to:

Start detailed grass measuring and budgeting

Increase the amount of grass grown and utilized on farm

Allow for the increase of dairy numbers

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85 spring calving cows

560 Kg/MS

Cattle 0-1    85

Cattle 1-2    120

Stock Bulls 3

ha milking platform

ha out-farm 3 km away

39 ha out-farm 12 km away

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Severe weather patterns

Increasingly hard to find good skilled labour

Increasing costs of inputs

Concentrates

Fertiliser

Labour

Milk price variability

Farmer health due to one man operation

Social ethics - veganism

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Soil test each paddock individually

Get farm mapped professionally

Use the Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) for each paddock

Join a Dairy Discussion Group

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FARM MAPPING AND GRAZING INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN

Accurate and user-friendly maps are provided which will aid the day to day farm management and become an essential communication tool. Most maps in use date from the 19th century and don't reflect the current layout of the farm.

Maps are generated using the latest in GPS technology. All area measurements provided are adjusted to reflect the actual areas farmed. Maps can be provided in a number of formats including; large wall maps, A4 size maps, pocket maps, map pads/whiteboards and digital formats like pdf's.

Additional design of new grazing infrastructure can be provided, designing the most efficient paddock, roadway and water infrastructure for your farm, with our Paddock & Roadway Design Service

Our service eliminates the guesswork of establishing a new layout. The service can be utilised where herd sizes are increasing and current paddock sizes no longer are adequate.

It can be used to plan the infrastructural changes required to convert beef/tillage farm to dairy. We can assist in designing the most efficient way of integrating additional neighbouring land into the main grazing platform.

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Grasstec GPS Farm Mapping Service in Ireland & the UK

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FARM MAPPING AND GRAZING INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN Accurate and user-friendly maps are provided which will aid the day to day farm management and become an essential communication tool. Most maps in use date from the 19th century and don't reflect the current layout of the farm. Maps are generated using the latest in GPS technology.

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Continue weekly grass measurements

Implement the new NMP for each paddock

Ear mark poorly performing paddocks,2 years data, for reseeding and include tetraploid varieties

Start measuring out-farm production

Focus on increasing production from grazed grass and silage quality

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Continue weekly grass measurements

With 3 years data collected review:

Calving Date

Optimum Stocking Rate

Restructure and remap farm professionally professionally

New layouts, access points, water troughs, spur roadways

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Buy grass measuring equipment, start measuring and uploading data to an online data base

Keep using NMP and liming plan to increase soil fertility

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Join Diary Discussion Group and a grass focused group

Buy grass measuring equipment, start measuring and using Pasture Base Ireland

Get farm mapped professionally

Increase number of dairy cows and reduce beef numbers

Create detailed individual paddock nutrient management plan

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Continue grass measuring weekly

Use the NMP for each paddock

Late autumn soil test all individual paddocks to see progress

Join a grass focused group