https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol Made with love en-us 2019-02-21 14:50:25 UTC 2025-12-07 11:52:03 UTC hello@padlet.com ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/333715333 - Soil test completed 2017

- 2 tonne/acre lime applied November 2018

- Own machinery (flexibility when reseeding and taking out paddocks during summer)

- In parlour feeders allow easy supplementation of concentrate

-Member of dairy discussion group

- 60% spring calving & 40% autumn calving (allows for higher stocking rates)

- Diet feeder allows for high quality supplementation at shoulders of the year

- Rarely suffer from drought


]]> 2019-02-21 16:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/333715333 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/333723060 - Little to no reseeding carried out recently

- Distances cows must walk to paddocks

- Heavy soil type

- Typically late spring turnout and early autumn housing

- No grass measuring taking place, lack of info. about productivity of paddocks

- Fencing improvements needed (improve permanent fencing)

- Labour (time consuming machinery work)


]]> 2019-02-21 16:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/333723060 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/333729159 -  Grass measure & upload info. to PBI

- Expand grazing platform and utilize ground that was previously only cut for silage

- Increase cow numbers and stocking rates

- Spread more fertilizer (not at derogation limit)

- Purchase trail and shoe slurry spreading system to maximise slurry potential and limit grass taint

- Get farm professionally mapped

- Increase cow numbers

- Get contractor to carry out some of the machinery work to free up time]]> 2019-02-21 16:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/333729159 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/333743478 - Brexit (unknown future of export tariffs effecting milk price)

-  Glanbia restructuring liquid milk and winter milk schemes

- Environmental ( derogation may be withdrawn)

- Increasing input  costs e.g. fertiliser, feed

- Weather event]]> 2019-02-21 17:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/333743478 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334375469 Start grass measuring + upload data to pasture base

Map farm professionally

]]> 2019-02-23 01:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334375469 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334375945 Complete draining + reclamation of new land

Soil test

Continue to measure grass]]> 2019-02-23 01:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334375945 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334376855 Improve existing Infrastructure

Install  new Infrastructure

Continue to measure grass]]> 2019-02-23 01:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334376855 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334378133 Begin reseeding program

Soil test

Continue to measure grass]]> 2019-02-23 01:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334378133 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334379364 Begin weed control program

Continue to measure grass]]> 2019-02-23 01:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334379364 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334381126 2019-02-23 02:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334381126 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334843024 2019-02-25 14:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334843024 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334845082 2019-02-25 14:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334845082 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334847611 Spring calving 120 cows

Autumn calving 80 cows

68ha current grazing platform

1.2 tonne concentrates/ cow

Supplying glanbia (liquid milk contract)



]]> 2019-02-25 14:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334847611 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334853538 The main objective of the farm in the next 5 years is to utilise all grounds available for grazing and increase stocking rates to maximise production from the grazing area.]]> 2019-02-25 14:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334853538 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334855121 2019-02-25 14:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334855121 ian_atkinson https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334856444 2019-02-25 14:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ian_atkinson/hvkcn3aie2ol/wish/334856444