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Take soil tests at end of year 2

Increase soil fertility

Year 4

Continue reseeding

Continue improving soil fertility

Year 5

Achieve more from grass, increase days at grass

Grow and utilize more grass

Start on/off grazing in Sprin

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Year 1:

Start grass measuring

Buy platemeter/quadrat and shears

Buy PastureBase Technology

Join BTAP

Year 2:

Utilise grassland management software to make identify poor performing paddocks

Reseed worst performing

Incorporation of clover (see mix below)

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Rotational grazing in place

Using sward stick to measure pre and post grazing sward height

Own silage making equipment, makes bales when paddocks become too heavy

Early turnout of young stock

Slow to turnout older heavier stock

Makes use of early Spring N and slurry

Reseeded 11 ha over last 5 years, almost none prior to that

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Display the current level of grassland management on the farm

Generate a 5 year grassland management improvement plan

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Grass production and utilisation are key to profitability of Irish beef farms (Ref.)

Grass- the cheapest source of feed on a dairy farm (Ref.)

Focus of this project is on improved grassland management on the farm of TJ Grace.

Located in north Tipperary (see location below)

64 ha farm all in permanent grassland

Suckler cows and dairy bred calf to beef system