https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g Student number: 15505073 en-us 2019-02-21 23:39:52 UTC 2025-12-13 23:01:49 UTC hello@padlet.com m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/333962050 Family run farm -  Denis Snr & Denis Jnr full time farming.

Good mix of experience and education (Denis Jnr has level 8 degree in Ag from UCD).

Continued desire to improve farm.

Soil testing.

Mostly dry ground.

Good level of grazing infrastructure already in place (roadways, paddock system, water supply).

Farm walks attended by all farm staff.

Help of a very dependable farm adviser available.

Farm machinery - much of the equipment needed for reseeding, fertilizer spreading, and silage conservation is available on the farm.

Reliable contractors available where required.]]> 2019-02-21 23:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/333962050 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334146223 Fitting tasks like grass measuring into an already busy workload will be difficult.

Sourcing of skilled, reliable labour is a challenge.

Returns from Dairy to Beef enterprise have been declining in recent years with Brexit threatening the enterprises viability.

Animal Health - Herd has been locked up in the past. Controlling lameness is a continuous challenge.

Land availability in the area is a challenge to expansion.

Highly stocked.

Parts of the farm are stony with light soils.

Multiple stock groups.

Fragmentation - getting slurry to outblocks.]]> 2019-02-22 14:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334146223 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334147643 Extreme weather events are becoming evermore frequent - farm was affected by the drought last summer.

Price of inputs - Fertiliser, diesel, concentrates.

Brexit - with the outcome unpredictable, brexit may halt any plans for investment required to complete the five year plan.

Potential Glyphosate ban - Roundup is an important feature of the farms reseeding strategy.

Price for produce - milk price volatility, poor beef prices.

EU policy & regulations - GHG regulations, continuation of Nitrates derogation?

]]> 2019-02-22 14:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334147643 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334159848 Could join a grass based discussion group.

Kildalton college is nearby - demonstrates sustainable dairy farming.

Could hire Grasstec to map farm.

Start grass measuring.

Utilise measurement tools available on market.

Join PBI or Agrinet.

Implement structured reseeding plan

Lease more land.

Land improvement.

Zero grazing in the shoulders of the year.

Low emission slurry spreading - young farmer grant aid.

Underpass to increase grazing platform.

]]> 2019-02-22 15:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334159848 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334173184 Grass utilisation will continue to be an
 excellent indicator of farm profitability
 (Shalloo et al., 2009)

For every extra 1t DM/ha utilised, net profit increases by €105/ha (Egan, 2017)

The farms that are monitoring farm cover regularly are more likely to feed their cows better at grass, achieve more grazing's per paddock, improve grass production and increase farm profit irrespective of milk price. (O’Donovan., et al 2017)

]]> 2019-02-22 15:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334173184 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334179113 2019-02-22 15:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334179113 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334203710 2019-02-22 16:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334203710 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334214787 2019-02-22 16:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334214787 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334228654 200 cow, fully spring calving herd along with replacements, some followers and  stock bulls.

Dairy to beef calves are either sold at weaning or at 18 month's old in the mart.

80 ha grazing platform with 3 other blocks totaling 42 ha that is used for silage production, heifer rearing and for the Dairy to Beef enterprise.



]]> 2019-02-22 17:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334228654 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334240222 Soil test the farm.
 
Develop paddock level nutrient plan.

Upgrade water supply.

Begin applying slurry with trailing shoe rather than splash plate.

]]> 2019-02-22 17:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334240222 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334241638 Start measuring every week.

Enter data into pasture base.

Implement spring rotation & Autumn planners.]]> 2019-02-22 17:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334241638 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334242779 Continue grass measuring.

Continue using DST..

Implement reseeding plan.

]]> 2019-02-22 17:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334242779 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334244033 Continue grass measuring and use data collected to review:
Stocking rate, number of animals, animal performance, supplementation level, herbage grown & utilisation.

]]> 2019-02-22 17:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334244033 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334290009 Continue to measure & budget

Soil test and assess progress.

Improve infrastructure on the farm - tweak the paddock system and sizes, Resurface roadways, 

Carry out cleaning of open drains & suirs any as well as any drainage work required.]]> 2019-02-22 19:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334290009 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334304084 The objective of my five year grassland management plan will be to focus on maximising milk and MS/ha output on the milking platform as efficiently as possible. ]]> 2019-02-22 19:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334304084 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334422298 Ashtown, Kilmacthomas, Co.Waterford]]> 2019-02-23 11:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/334422298 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/337884156 2019-03-05 13:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/337884156 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/337884739 2019-03-05 13:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/337884739 m_hassett https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/344477358 Continue measuring.

Analyse data from the previous 2 years of measuring.

Assess stocking rate]]> 2019-03-23 17:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/m_hassett/4b75brssf31g/wish/344477358