Grassland Management on Garvey's Dairy Farm by https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft Objectives, SWOT analysis and 5 year improvement plan en-us 2017-02-21 09:09:07 UTC 2023-12-27 19:58:43 UTC hello@padlet.com Introduction cormac_garvey https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/155086972 MIlking 110 Holstein Friesain cows
65ha farm located in south Mayo
milking year round - farm has liquid contract
split calving, 90% spring, 10% Autumn
Farm is on fertile brown earth soil, free draining, and underlain by limestone
]]> 2017-02-21 09:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/155086972 Current Level of Management cormac_garvey https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/156445309 Farm divided into paddocks for 36 hour grazings
Grass measuring and budgeting practised for the past 2 years, Pasturebase used
Soil tests are carried out every second year

]]> 2017-02-27 15:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/156445309 5 Year Plan cormac_garvey https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/156447075 Year 1
Soil Test
Increase grass measuring to once a week
Make better use of pasturebase software
Reseeding of worst performing paddocks
Year 2
Improve Soil Fertility
Increase Grass Utilisation on Farm
Continue reseeding
Year 3
Drain wetter fields
Improve farm roadways
Year 4
Adjust calving pattern to better match grass growth
Year 5
Further increase grass content in diet and decrease concentrates bought in
assess whether SR can be increased]]> 2017-02-27 15:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/156447075 Grassland cormac_garvey https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/156464509 current farm cover is 1020kg DM/ha
Cows are currently out on grass during the day only
this year cows went out to grass on the 8th of February
Opening farm cover was 950kg DM/ha
Closing cover in November was 470kg DM/ha]]> 2017-02-27 16:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/156464509 Objectives cormac_garvey https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/156467565 Display farms current level of grassland management
Generate 5 year improvement plan]]> 2017-02-27 16:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/156467565 cormac_garvey https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/156546078 2017-02-27 19:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cormac_garvey/x95avllpvmft/wish/156546078