Tag: grassland management

Farmer with 220 ewes & 70 sucklers taking the guesswork out of grazing

‘I cannot see why in 20 years we could not have a herd average of 1t of solids’

Husband and wife focusing on quality and pushing suckler numbers to 250

No late calvers, calving heifers at 2 and Charolais genetics on 40-cow farm

VIDEO: No fertiliser in 20 years or reseeding in 25 years on 200-acre beef farm  

‘Do not presume a generally quiet cow is not capable of an attack’

Cows confirmed in-calf producing less than 30L/day should be turned out first

‘It costs just as much to make good quality silage as it does bad quality silage’

Have you considered switching to a multi-cut silage system?

‘Reseeding is a considerable investment at €200-300/acre’