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Year 4

Continue grass measuring

Assess the performance of reseeded paddocks

Implement on/off grazing

Year 5

Draw up new fertilzer plan

Increase soil fertility

Improve fencing surrounding paddocks

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No grass measuring or budgeting

A rotational system is in place

Farm divided into 21 paddocks

Silage is contracted out

Approximately 10-15% of all paddocks and silage ground is reseeded annually

Soil sampling is conducted at least every 5 years and a fertilizer program based on the results is drawn up in conjunction with them.

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Year 1

Begin grass measuring

Buy a grass hopper

Join a dairy based discussion group

Join DEP

Do a soil test

Year 2

Select paddocks for reseeding based on grass measuring results

Include clover in seed mixes

Year 3

Take soil test

Consider increasing stocking rate

Draw up fertilizer program

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1. To increase overall grass growth and utilisation on the farm to 13t DM/Ha for the whole farm over 5 years.

2.To achieve the highest possible growth and utilisation to from the flood plain using appropriate management practices and seed mixes.

3. To increase the proportion of grazed grass and grass silage in the animals’ diet, therefore increasing LWG from grass increasing profitability.

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Ireland is unique in that 80% of agricultural land is devoted to grasslands (Ref,)

Ireland can grow grass for over 300 days of the year which is higher than any other country in the EU (Ref,)

The project I am doing is grassland management on the farm of Declan Groarke in Keel,Ballymahon, in Co. Longford.

140 acre farm all in permanent grassland

Integrated production system where all breeding and milking is carried out on the one farm.

Holstein Fresian dairy herd  115 cows.