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44 Acres.

126.6 Kg/N/Ha

Contract Rearing - 60 Maiden heifers from Early March to Mid October.

Only second year having the farm.

Farming part time.

Previously Beef and sheep farm.

No data being recorded of grass growth at present

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Land all in one block- No public road dividing it.

All workable land with Machinery.

Good Cattle Handling facilities.

Mains power and A well drilled for water supply.

Well fenced around the boundary and internally.

Good access from the road.

Roadways through some of the farm.

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Possibility of expansion.

Trained young farmer- Grant Aid.

Increase in demand for contract rearing.

Increased farm cash flow.

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Grow more tonnes of grass per ha.

Improve sward quality which > Increases daily weight gain > Insures weight targets are hit.

Reduce reliance on use of chemical N.

Possibility to increase stock numbers with improved grassland quality

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Soil sampling farm.

Map farm.

Asses soil samples- Spread lime , increase soil fertility

Clean out internal and boundary drains to increase drainage

Create a reseeding and infrastructure plan for following spring

Asses reseeding methods suitable for farm.

Research suitable seed types to suit farm system.

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Ground conditions can be challenging in shoulders of year.

Sward quality is poor.

Large proportion of farm needs to be reseeded.

No facilities for storing slurry.

Located 8.9km from main farm yard.

Some fields hard to access with machinery.

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Improve farm infrastructure - Fencing - Drinking points - Handling facilities

Begin Grass measuring

Begin draining water logged areas of the farm.

Decide best reseeding method - Plough - Airseeding - Min Till

Choose worse fields on farm - Poor grass - Rough

Spray off chosen fields for reseeding

Reseed in mid to late summer to allow for spraying

Try to graze in back in - weather conditions permitting

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Continue to reseed more of the farm.

Begin to build more road ways throughout farm - Cash flow

Feed reseeded ground in year 2 what ever it requires.

Assses ground to see if any more drainage required

Continue grass measuring - begin to identify fields to suit certain weather conditions

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Aim to have 40 % of farm reseeded - Teagasc Figure.

Hope to increase stock number due to improved grass quality.

Continue Measuring grass.

Improve water troughs if needed - increased cash flow

Maintain farm road wa

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Continue to reseed - 50 % reseeded

Asses previous reseeds were correct decisions made.

Continue to improve farm infrastructure

Should have good understanding of the whole farm type

Increase stock numbers