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Greenfield open day

  • 02-09-2013 8:16pm
    #1
    delaval
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    Anyone going on Wednesday? I was going but alas had to cry off


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  • #2
    jersey101
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    Been there twice this year already dont think ill go a third time. The heifer rearing open day on the 11th sept might be better


  • #3
    Blue Holland
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    Was at it today, financial planning workshop. Did i learn anything new, not so sure i did but did drive message home about importance of planning out expansion plans.


  • #4
    freedominacup
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    I went to the greenfields for the first time yesterday and despite being fairly skeptical going in I was very impressed. I was expecting because of some of the posts on this forum to find a lot of holes to be picked at but TBH for the farm and the constraints they have they are doing an excellent job IMO for what it's worth. Because of the size of the land block and the nature of the lease a lot of what they do has a limited enough application on many dairy farms but their attention to detail in relation to grass management and fertility should be a target for most dairy farms in this country. That's my first impression anyway. Some who have been there multiple times seem to have found a lot of holes in their system and I may also after a few more visits.


  • #5
    jaymla627
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    I went to the greenfields for the first time yesterday and despite being fairly skeptical going in I was very impressed. I was expecting because of some of the posts on this forum to find a lot of holes to be picked at but TBH for the farm and the constraints they have they are doing an excellent job IMO for what it's worth. Because of the size of the land block and the nature of the lease a lot of what they do has a limited enough application on many dairy farms but their attention to detail in relation to grass management and fertility should be a target for most dairy farms in this country. That's my first impression anyway. Some who have been there multiple times seem to have found a lot of holes in their system and I may also after a few more visits.

    Its pretty easy to have good "fertility" when almost a third of the herd is culled every year, something like 110 cows have been culled/died in 2013, pretty shocking in my estimation teagasc have a great knack of twisting figures to make things look all rosy.


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