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Increasing the proportion of grass in the dairy cow diet can reduce production costs and increase profitability (Dillon et al., 2005)

Rduced milk yield when cows grazed high compared to lower PGHM swards (McEvoy et al., 2010)

‘Food Harvest 2020’ report anticipates a 50 per cent expansion in dairy production.

Shalloo et al. (2011) highlighted grassland management, soil fertility and national reseeding levels as having a strong influence on overall pasture production in Ireland.

Pasture measurement and budgeting is the key driver of farm potential in terms of pasture growth and utilization (Creighton et al., 2011).

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Continue grass management and improve utilisation through the adoption of new techniques, alternate forages, improved infrastructure andsoil fertility.

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66.2ha of which 56ha a part of grazing platform

162 Dairy cows
0-1 replacement heifers: 50
1-2 replacement heifers: 41

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Soil test again

Get knowledge on choosing own seed mix e.g. choose aberchoice and abergain

Lime targeted fields again

Continue measurements

Transition to Pasturebase

Adopt the use of feed budgeting on Pasturebase

Re-evaluate  P&K index

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Invest in the infrastructure to find optimum system

Weigh animals to assess performance

Grow alternate forages e.g. Rape on compacted soil

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Increase cow numbers to match grass growth - investment limitation?

Review Farm Plan: SR, calving date, silage conservation, utilisation, grazing techniques, number of animals and reduce concentrations

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Implement new grassland strategies e.g. spur roadways in early spring

Improve grass utilisation

Aim to get 70 units of Urea out by the end of March and slurry all spread by May

Spread 18:6:12 to help improve P&K

Deal with 7ha of compacted soil

Increase grazing season length

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Soil test

P&K levels focus

Spread lime and fertiliser & slurry accordingly

Continue measuring every week

Weigh animals to ensure reaching targets off grass

Critically examine grazing infrastructure

Take rented land on longer lease and reseed

Adjust Paddock Gaps

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Join a more focused grass discussion group.

Attend grass open days

Purchase grass measuring tools which help save time

Expansion by renting nearby farm

Grow alternate forages

Enter a grass focused DG

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Extreme weather

Labour - reliant on farm manager and extra hand during college week

Any health issues major problem - tb closed herd etc.

Variable costs price volatility

Brexit uncertainty

Enviornmental threats - GHG regulations

Milk price volatility

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Require relief labour in spring, time a major problem

Only 7 out of 20 in DG measuring grass

Should be growing more grass

Understocked

Poor P&K index levels

Rented lad seriously under growing

9ha of compacted soil

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Young skilled farm manager and educated children

Holstein- friesian and crosses, young herd

Children in school/college, future partnership opportunities

One Block, unfragmented farm with an underpass

Reseeding 11-17% of farm each year

Attend farm walks and open days.

Mostly Dry ground

Early Adopters of technology

Soil testing

Measuring grass for 7 years