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Farm partnership ( Parents + Son
Grass based dairy

Dairy calf to beef

Suckler calf to beef

80 Spring calving dairy cows

20 Spring calving suckler cows

Cattle + replacements 0-1 98

Cattle + replacements 1-2 72

Stock bulls 2

85 ha farmed, 5 different blocks varying in size.
80 ha of grassland + 5 ha of maize

Main dairy grazing block is 20 ha + a further 10 ha across the canal before and after 2 cuts of silage.
Remainder grazed with other stock

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Young farmer involved (30 yr old)

Educated (green cert)

Progressive (involved in teagasc DG + attends open days)

Soil testing

Reseeding program in place ( Rape + spring reseed on outblocks)

Paddock system in place for all groups despite large number of groups and fragmentation

Good water system + roadways

Drainage work carried out and maintained regularly

High herd health (vaccinates for BVD, Lepto, IBR, Pneumonia, Blackleg)

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Fragmentation (land 10 km away- time consuming)

Milking Parlour too small for current herd ( large investment needed)

Large number of groups makes grazing difficult

1/3 of the farm is peaty soils (inhibits extended grazing some years/ slow spring growth)

Some callow land (difficult for winter covers)

Labour (parents want to reduce work load from age 65 onward)

New cycle path beside Grand Canal (more difficult to cross cows to outblock/ complaints)

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Good outlook for dairy farming

Additional grant aid

Advances in technology (zero-grazing- expansion of dairy herd?)

Option of robotic milking

Further advances in grassland management (start measuring)

IRG + red clover swards (specialised silage swards on outblocks, fits rotation with maize)

Zero grazing cover crops from tillage farmers (potential after 2018)

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Extreme weather events (excessive rain in particular)

Price of inputs (fertiliser)

Farm operates under nitrates derogation (If EU doesn't renew Irish derogation)- Trailing shoe purchased 2018

Anti Livestock farming movements (vegans, etc.)

Policy (GHG emissions)

Brexit??

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Increase the grass grown and utilised on the farm by way of measurement and use of online budgeting tools. This will allow more targeted reseeding Purchase zero grazer to overcome fragmentation. Expand the dairy herd to 100 cows by replacing suckler cows with dairy cows and zero graze block sucklers currently graze.

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Soil samples carried out Jan. 19 (Assess index changes and correct NMP accordingly)

Start measuring grass and input data into Pasture base or Agrinet.

Access quantity grown and target next years reseeding at paddocks preforming poorly.

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Continue to measure grass.

Put infrastructure in place to buffer feed dairy cows zero-grazed grass.

Purchase zero-grazer.

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Up cow numbers to 100.

Begin zero-grazing.

Aim is to only zero-graze amount of grass required to fill grass shortage. (based on grass wedge)

Excess grass should only occur on zero grazed block. ie: As much grazed grass in the diet as possible

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Keep measuring to ensure maximum grass is being grown on grazing block (ensure zero-grazed grass is not replacing grazed grass)

Start measuring PGY on beef enterprise to estimate quantity of grass grown else where on the farm.

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Review overall farm performance

Stocking rate

Grass grown vs grass utilised

Animal performance (milk yield/weight gain)

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Reduce High Feed Costs Reduce expensive feed costs and move to an increased grass diet.

Increase Protein and Butterfat Quality Grass = Quality milk

Avoid Land Damage Take the pressure off grazing ground in wet conditions.

Increased Grass Growth Increase your grass growth and utilisation

Make Use Of All Your Land No need for the logistical nightmare of walking cows long distances.

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Previous customers have noticed a sharp decline in fertiliser costs. Imagine being able to dramatically decrease this expense!

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We have many different sizes. 15 in total with many options.

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Reduce High Feed Costs Reduce expensive feed costs and move to an increased grass diet. Increase Protein and Butterfat Quality Grass = Quality milk Avoid Land Damage Take the pressure off grazing ground in wet conditions. Increased Grass Growth Increase your grass growth and utilisation Make Use Of All Your Land No need for the logistical nightmare of walking cows long distances.

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Large  area of Ireland in grassland (dominant land use)

81% of agricultural area is devoted to pasture, hay and grass silage (3.63 million hectares)  DFAM 2014

Potential to improve milk yield through grass quality.
A one-unit OMD increase will allow an increase of 0.24kg milk/cow/day
O'Donovan et al 2011

15% better utilisation with zero grazing AFBI zero grazing best practice

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The Grass Management Bundle comprises the Plate Meter, Grasshopper Sensor unit, and the Grass Map & Measure App running on either Android or iOS phones and tablets. Grasshopper will support multipl

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Increase dairy cows and focus on grass management. Improve kgs of milk solids from grass current meal feeding to high. Once management has improved on the dairy block move onto improving heifer and beef block production