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- Rotational grazing
- Measuring only with eye ball.
-Mean stock turnout  1st April
-Own silage, slurry fertilising and grassland machines.
-Slurry applied in spring and after silage.
-reseeding is rarely carried out 1-3 HA/YR.

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Carry out detailed SCOT analysis on the farm

Describe current grassland management

Discuss a 5 year plan to improve farm grassland management.

Improve farm profitability through in situ grazing

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Ballyhaise agricultural college is located 20 kilometres away from from the farm in question.  It will be useful in comparing heavy soils and production enterprises.

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College Farm - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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There are 120 cows plus replacements on 50 hectares. The college herd which is spring calving is part of the Moorepark Dairy Research programme. The main focus of this programme is to improve grass growth and utilisation on heavy soils.

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Year 1
-Whole farm soil analysis.
-Grass measuring. https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/grassland/grassland-management/video-clips/

This will discover under preforming fields.

Year 2
-Apply lime and nutrients as required by soil analysis
-Land drainage in worse affected fields. http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/five-benefits-of-having-the-correct-lime-content-in-your-soil/

This will unlock the soils true potential to grow grass and aid utilisation

Year 3
-Reseed under preforming fields (Approx 10% per year)http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/publications/2015/GrassandWhiteCloverRecommendedList2015030215.pdf
-Implement spring and autumn grazing planers.

This will increase grass production (T/Ha).

Year 4
-Improve grazing infrastructure such as roadway, paddocks fencing and drinking points.This will increase grass utilisation.

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location show hilly topography and small irregular field size.

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location show hilly topography and small irregular field size.

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-Ivor Anderson farm owner
-located in west Cavan ( see Location below)
- farm size 70 Ha
-soil is a clay loam. It has a high water retention can cause difficult summer grazing
- Dairy, Dairy to Beef and Sheep enterprises.
-100% grass cover

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Sward quality
Soil compaction
Grass budgeting
Short grazing season
Silage production

Overcome the issues
-Gain knowledge and experience, knowledge transfer meetings, literature.
-Investments in the grazing platform, silage production and grass management

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Grass production and utilisation is essential in making An Corran profitable and sustainable