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120 Acre grassland

Mixed farm enterprise, sheep, horses and suckler cow.

Current mixed grazing system in place.

Situated in south Co. Wexford  2 miles from the coast.

Three broken farm lots.

67 acres of free draining brown earth soils on home block. 35 acres of free draining soils on Carrig block. 18 acres of heavy land 1 km from farm on Bannow block.

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Majority of farm well drained

Regular soil analysis

Organic matter and fertilizer spread on soils with low nutrient composition

Good geographical location in the south of Wexford with high levels of annual sunlight as well as adequate rainfall.

Mixed grazing leads to improved management of the sward.

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Recently aquired land has poor botanical composition

Low soil nutrients

Poorly drained fields

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Increase grassland utilization and output on newly acquired farm lot

Introduce new swards.

Mixed herbs for sheep over winter period.

Embracing technology - grass measuring.

Reseeding

Drainage of new land

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Reduction in artificial fertilizer allowance.

Increased price of draining and reseeding land.

Dry summers like 2018 causes huge reductions in grass output and utilization.

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35 Acres
Recently acquired land which was previously poorly management. reseeding and drainage not performed for 20 years.

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18 acres
Drained 6 years ago. Hard to access with machinery due to narrow road and is left for grazing only.

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67 Acres
Home farm in family for over 250 years.
Soil samples taken often. gets majority of on farm manure.

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Drain 5 aces of carrig block

lime ground if necessary

reseed 10 acres with perennial ryegrass and red clover for lambs.

Build up the nutrient banks on the  carrig block as soil test results indicate low values.

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Review reseeding policy

Have the grass measuring platform well established and easy to use.

Build two 0.75 acre paddocks for mares and foals close to farm yard.

Ensure a mixed grazing system is maintained and running well.

Analyse soil status of Carrig block.

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Get the farm geographically mapped in an effort to establish and utilise grazing technologies.

Increase the stocking rates on the carrig block to coincide with increased grass growth.

Sow corn on 10 acres of home ground in the spring and plant with catch crop (kale) for winter grazing by sheep.

Reseed 5 acres of Carrig block

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Increase the sheep flock and decrease the cow numbers.

Introduce a dairy calf-to-beef system with local known and trusted farmers.

Increase the grassland output

Increase the reseeding rates

Introduce multi species swards to finish lambs.

Use grassland technology to help better manage the blocks.

Increase stocking rates

Make the farm more horse friendly

Remove existing sheep wire and high in-tensile wire as it is dangerous to horses.

Ensure hedgerows are maintained and kept in good condition.

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Reseed 10 acres of home block that was in catch crop. perennial rye-grass mix for 1st cut silage and grazing.

Increase the sheep flock to utilise the increased quality and quantity of the grazing platform.

Begin to implement grass measuring on the farm

Train my dad in measuring and working the grass technology.

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Do a full farm soil analysis

lime if necessary

Reseed 10% of the farm

Put in place an adequate water system in carrig ensuring all fields are supplied.

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Drystock discussion group in wexford.