Grassland Management on Tobin's dairy farm by https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f Objectives, SWOT analysis and 5 year grassland plan en-us 2017-02-21 09:06:48 UTC 2026-01-16 20:09:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Introduction: niamh_tobin https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/155086987
  •  Achieving a long grazing season with a predominantly pasture diet is critical for high performance dairying. (Grazing notebook teagasc). 
  • Dairy farm located in south west Waterford.
  • 60ha in permanent grassland
  • 650ft above sea level
  • Brown pozolic soils
    • ]]>     2017-02-21 09:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/155086987     Objectives: niamh_tobin https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156370501
  • The aim is to improve on the current level of grassland management 
  • Create a 5 year grassland management plan
    • ]]>     2017-02-27 12:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156370501     SWOT Analysis niamh_tobin https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156406203 2017-02-27 14:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156406203 Outline of grazing area niamh_tobin https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156425065 2017-02-27 14:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156425065 Current system of grassland management: niamh_tobin https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156567776
  • Rotational grazing in place and strip grazing on occasion 
  • Make bales when paddocks become too heavy
  • Slow to turn out in spring due to heavy ground
  • Reseeded 10ha over the last 4 years
  • No grass measuring
    • ]]>     2017-02-27 21:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156567776     5 YEAR PLAN niamh_tobin https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156570774 Year 1:
    • Start grass measuring
    • Buy platemeter
    • Buy pasturebase

    ]]>     2017-02-27 21:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156570774     Year 2: niamh_tobin https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156578152
  • Increase soil fertility by taking soil samples
  • Lime and fertilise to get to correct soil index if needed
  • 10% reseeding (worst performing first)
    • ]]>     2017-02-27 21:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156578152     Year 3: niamh_tobin https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156578665
  • 20% reseeding
  • Start drainage on wettest paddocks
  • Address lane ways   
    • ]]>     2017-02-27 21:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156578665     Year 4: niamh_tobin https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156579369
  • 20% reseeding
  • Continue drainage work
    • ]]>     2017-02-27 22:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156579369     Year 5: niamh_tobin https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156579597
  • Complete pasture and drainage work
    • ]]>     2017-02-27 22:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/niamh_tobin/oi5whf6pb54f/wish/156579597