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PGSH - 3.5 - 4cm
Pre Grazing Mass - 1,400 kg/ha
Autumn Planner to be put in place to suit the farm

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Reseed first 20% of the farm

Begin subdividing fields into paddocks

Carry out soil tests on the farm

Seek information on grassland management

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The average farm utilizes 7.1 tonnes of grass DM/ha (Creighton et al. 011).

Grass is the cheapest feed source available to farmers at €70 per tonne DM grazed.

Teagasc estimates that if grass utilised were to be increased by one tonne DM/ha/year, the benefit to beef farmers would be  €105/ha.

Farm Details:
101 acre farm in one block

Mix of dry upland and werrer land (60% of the farm is chorcus)

40 spring calving suckler cows with weanlings sold in Autumn

Very large fields with block grazing -  potential to grow a lot more grass

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Farming full time

Desire to improve grassland management

Relatively young farmer (52 yrs)

Farm has a good level of infrastructure

Farm is all in one block

All of the wetter land was reseeded years ago

Young family who are educated in agriculture

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Reseed final 20% of the farm

Ensure entire farm is made up of small paddocks which can be grazed in 3 days ideally

Implement rotational grazing around the farm

Allow calves to  creep graze ahead of cows

Evaluate stocking rate and increase if possible

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Reseed next 20% of farm

Continue grass measuring weekly

Review situation to see if stocking rate can be increased further

Reduce concentrates fed as silage quality is higher

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Soil test entire farm

Start reseeding in fields which require it most (20%)

Start grass measuring

Begin to divide up fields into smaller paddocks

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Price of inputs - fertilizer and grass seed

High cost of reseeding

Uncertainty of beef sector

Policy restrictions - clearing hedges

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Begin to slightly increase stocking rate by keeping on more replacement heifers

Reseed further 20% of the farm
based on least performing fields

Apply fertilizer only where needed based on soil tests

Begin dividing previously reseeded fields into smaller paddocks

Continue to grass walk regurlarly

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Increase stocking rate

Reduce feed costs through growing more grass and producing higher quality silage

Increase profitability

Attend farm walks and open days

Join a Teagasc Disucssion Group

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Reseed further 20%

Further subdivide fields into paddocks

Spread fertilizer based on soil test results

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Future of the beef industry isn't clear

Wetter parts of the farm are not suitable for early or late grazing

Most of the farm has not been reseeded in a very long time

Fields are laid out in large blocks