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Increasing grass utilized by 10t DM/ha/year would be worth 181 euro/ha to dairy farmers and 105 euro/ha to dry stock farmers (Teagasc)

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For this project, I will discuss my home farm in Gowran, co. KIlkenny. The farm is a 164 ha dairy, beef and tillage farm. The dairy platform is 120 acres.

164 spring calving cows milked. 162 calves, 45 replacement heifers, 112 beef animals.

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Excellent infrastructure, new wide lane ways and 550 gallon water troughs.

Good grassland management, grass is measured and 30 acres are reseeded each year.

Dry farm with fertile soil. Recently sampled 190 acres.

375 day calving interval, 81% spring 6 week calving rate.

On main road, easy for bulk tank and for feed deliveries.

Tillage ground to keep us below threshold for nitrates. Allows us to have a stocking rate of 2.83 Lu/ha on the grassland area only.

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Crossing the main road with milking cows.

Long lane ways for cows to walk on.

Parlour is outdated and needs to be upgraded, at maximum capacity now.

Dairy calf to beef is not very efficient.

No 3 phase electricity near by.

Paddock sizes are difficult to adjust.

Can be wet in parts in the spring time.

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Potential to build a new parlour in the future.

Potential to build an  underpass to cross the main road.

Opportunity to act upon soil test results to get the soil fertility right.

Plenty of very good farmers in the discussion group to share ideas and advice with.

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Farm is susceptible to drought during the summer.

Uncertainty over milk and meat prices following Brexit.

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Mapped the farm using a grass hopper plate meter.

Continue to grass measure grass and budget each week.

Soil test and reseed block of land as planned for each year.

Continue to use PastureBase.

Planning in for new parlour.

Farm yard  plan and parlour designs drawn up by Grasstec.

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Continue with weekly grass measurements and logging information into PastureBase.

Compare with other farms to asses progress.

Apply lime if necessary along side the usual fertilizer plan.

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Continue measuring grass.

Keep soil fertility  at the correct level.

Reseed and soil test as planned for each year.

Ensure that stocking rate is correct and potential growth rates being achieved.

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Continue measuring and budgeting of grass.

Soil test and reseed.

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Continue measuring and budgeting of grass.

Review potential of expansion of dairy platform through new lane ways once new parlour is up and running.

possibly look into paddock sizes once we have reached a number of cows that we are happy with.