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Weather

Brexit

Economy & market prices

New Trends - Veganism

Overgrazing

Labour

Cost of inputs (fertiliser and infrastructural)

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Policy changes - Brexit?

New trends - Organic Production

Good grazing block - Land all together, easy to make a potential grazing system

New technologies/techniques - Measuring and Apps

Joining a discussion group - focused on grassland

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Teagasc member

Located on mostly dry ground

Young interested family member

Soil testing carried out every 5 years over all the farm

Once calved/lambed all stock let out to grass

Farming Community

Neighbouring Vet

Local Contractors and Merchants

Silage made on farm

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Little practice of grassland management

Not member of any discussion group

Weed management poor

Generational gap (Father - Son)

Low Income

Current market prices

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Continue reseeding (AVG 20%/year)

Continue measuring and using PBI

Sell excess silage

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Establish Roadways

Continue reseeding

Expand stock/ Increase stocking rate

Venture in other enterprises - Carbon neutrility? - Forestry/Solar Panels

Cut excess silage for sale

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Complete grazing system across all pastures

Start using PastureBase Ireland (PBI) fully

Cut down on inputs (fertiliser)

Soil test field(s) identified for winter fodder/cash crop

Reseed field used for winter crop

Increase grass output for winter forrage

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Join grassland discussion group

Complete 70% of total farm to a rotational grazing system - Inclusing water troughs

Start to grass measure

Establish PastureBase accounts and Grass Wedge

Reseed 10 - 15% of land

Increase grazing season

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Soil Test - All Fields

Implement new grazing system - Rotational

Winter Fodder Plan: Outwinter Some Stock if Possible? Rape/Kale/Beet

Slurry management - get out earlier

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Utilize the grazing ground on this farm and implement new measures to ensure grass growth and soil fertility are to the fore, to make a more profiitable family farm business through improving pastures and grasslang quality and increase output, measuring grass and activly use soil tests

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Located: Ballon, Co. Carlow

Family Owned

Suckler Beef and Sheep Enterprises

Platform of 120 acres - Currently mixed grazing cattle and sheep (Block Grazig System)

Spring Calving System: Grass essential from late Feb

Stock Numbers:

40 Cows and 1 Bull

40 yearlings

10 Heifers

10 Bullocks

200 ewes plus off spring

Coarse sand loamy soil with limestone and is a grey – brown podzol soil

Generally dry land, except following heavy rainfall