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Irish Grassland
Association
Members’ Information Booklet Summer Edition Issue No. 39
“To advance the knowledge of good grassland management in Irish farming”
Special focus on fodder options and grassland management
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Contents Irish Grassland Association Editorial
in May. All of which covered topical issues by
Editorial 5 excellent speakers in the grass and drystock
sectors. Also in this section winners of two IGA
IGA Archives: Call out for info on Past Presidents 6
student bursary awards give interesting reports
AGM 7
on their trips to various conferences in Europe
and the opportunity that this bursary has
SECTION 1 – EVENTS afforded those involved in agricultural research.
Grazing Infrastructure Event Review 8 Emer Kennedy of Teagasc gives a taster of what
Sheep Conference & Farm Walk Review 11 students can expect at the upcoming student
conference this October in Athenry. Finally,
Beef Conference & Farm Walk Review 14
don’t forget to book your tickets with Maura
Dairy Summer Tour Preview 16 Rosalyn Drew
IGA Honorary Editor for this years’ Dairy Summer Tour. As always
Student Bursary Report Jessica Werner 18 this immensely popular event has two excellent
and Nitrofert Ltd.
Student Bursary Report Niamh Garvey 20 farms to visit which will continue the theme
Student Conference Preview 22 Dear Member, from last Januarys’ Dairy Conference exploring
different ways on how to achieve a high profit
What an extraordinary year this has been so far and high return on investment in dairying.
SECTION 2 – FARMER FOCUS & OPINION
weather wise! From the wild hurricanes last
Lessons from Spring 18 – Matt Ryan Opinion piece 24
October to the big snow in March to the present In section 2, we wave a fond farewell and thank
A Year in my Wellies (Dairy) – Lauren Baker 26 scorching sunshine and drought leading to Dwayne Shiels sheep contributor to our Year in
A Year in my Wellies (Sheep) – Dwayne Shiels 28 further potential fodder problems. These my Wellies feature for his wonderful articles
weather extremes have made conditions for over the past year. Dwayne always kept readers
SECTION 3 – TECHNICAL FOCUS ON ANIMAL HEALTH & GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT farming very difficult with each bringing their up to speed on his sheep system and we look
Ivermectin resistance – an emerging problem for cattle farmers 30
own set of challenges that farmers must try forward to welcoming his predecessor in our
and overcome. It has surely been a testing time winter edition.
2017 Reseeding revisited 32
but as with everything it will pass and in the
Steps to success for grassland reseeding 34 meantime we must simply get on with it. As the school holidays are now upon us, Alma
Annual Journal 37 Jordan of AgriKids has kindly contributed a
Options for bridging the fodder gap next winter 38 In responding to these weather related timely article for our health and safety section
challenges, and in planning for the longterm, on keeping our children safe on the farm. As
SECTION 4 – HEALTH & SAFETY
this issue of the newsletter focuses on measures adults we must not be complacent about the
the grassland farmer can take to prevent hidden dangers lurking on every farm and
Be child safe on the farm this summer 41
possible fodder shortages next winter. Writers we cannot assume that children are aware or
Dates for your Diary 44 such as Matt Ryan, Joe Patton and Mary McEvoy understand these dangers. Alma gives us some
cover various areas that farmers could consider simple advice and steps that adults can follow
should their circumstances allow. Also in our on how to get the message of danger and where
Follow us on special focus section Charles Chevasse, vet with it lies on the farm to younger folk.
Zoetis Ireland discusses the emerging animal
Irish Grassland Association IGA health problem of ivermectin resistance. Finally, the IGA Annual AGM takes place this
September in the Horse & Jockey, Thurles. IGA
@IrishGrassland In our first section on IGA events, you can Annual Membership will also be deducted in
read about our hugely successful grazing September. Take care and enjoy the rest of your
Front cover photo: Donal O’Leary
infrastructure, beef and sheep events held summer.
Any views or opinions presented in this or any Irish Grassland Association publication are solely those of the author.
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IGA Archives
Date set for the 2018
Irish Grassland Association Maura Callery,
Annual General Meeting
Office Manager
Irish Grassland Association
The 2018 Irish Grassland Association (IGA) Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 6th
The O’Morochoe September at the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Tipperary at 10.30am sharp. All members of the Irish
The first President of the Irish Grassland Association are entitled to register to attend this event. It is an opportunity to see how
Grassland Association the Irish Grassland Association operates. A roundup of the year’s activities will be presented by the
outgoing President Jan Jensma and we will also welcome the new incoming President Ciaran Lynch
As you were made award in our last edition, The IGA presidents list is a ‘Who’s Who’ of Irish into office. Each year a number of seats on our council can become available to be filled through
The Irish Grassland Association is updating agriculture. It includes such luminaries as Tom election on foot of existing council members terms expiring. All members of the Irish Grassland
its archives, including the compilation of Walsh, Dan Browne, Matt Dempsey and Padraig Association are eligible to be nominated for election. If you wish to put your name forward this year,
short biographies on all past presidents of the Walshe. then please contact me to express your interest on (087) 9626483 or email secretary@irishgrassland.
com. Constitutionally we need to receive two supporting nominations for you in writing from two
association.
current Irish Grassland Association members before the Annual General Meeting. This year, that
The first president was the titular head of the deadline is 2pm on Wednesday the 1st August 2018.
There are still a couple of gaps in the O’Morochoe clan, The O’ Morchoe. Arthur O’
information on some of the early presidents Morchoe served in the British army before This current term with strong leadership from our outgoing President Jan Jensma and tremendous
and information is sought on them. Specifically returning to farm in Wexford. He served for three teamwork from our Council, has led to a hugely successful year for the Irish Grassland Association. I
it is proving difficult to track down relatives terms from 1946 to 1949, the only president to would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the President and Council to thank everyone involved
or associates of O’Grady, who served as IGA hold the office for more than one year. in running our events, our host families and our sponsors. We would also like to thank you, our loyal
president in 1955/56. He may be Darby O’Grady farming and corporate members for coming to these events in such overwhelming numbers. We
who farmed at Bruff in Limerick. Likewise there Uniquely, ER and John Richards-Orpen, father look forward to meeting you all very soon again.
are blanks in biographical details for William and son, served as IGA presidents, in 1951/52
Mitchell, a Leixlip farmer (1950/51). We are and 1961/62 respectively. The hope is that a full
Registration for members to attend the Irish Grassland Association
also missing details for WA Smith, who worked biography of all of the past IGA presidents will
Annual General Meeting is essential.
in the Agricultural Institute (1956/57). Dr. Larry be available for publication on our website by
O’ Moore also worked in An Foras Taluntais and next Autumn. Please email our office, secretary@irishgrassland.com
was IGA president during 1960/61 and more by 2pm on Wednesday the 1st August 2018 if you wish to attend.
information is sought on his career.
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include, weekly farm walks, optimum pre-grazing currently at index 1 or 2, Billy will only spread 10-10-
yields and grazing to a residual of 3.5 cm resulting 20 or 18-6-12. He has seen the return he is getting
in more high quality grass in the diet and better by applying P and K and he is aiming to increase
utilisation of this grass. Ultimately, he has achieved the index to 3 across the farm, in order to do this no
this by splitting large fields into paddocks with straight N is spread on the farm.
better placement of water troughs allowing for
easier grazing management and better control of Billy summed up his system by saying “A simple
grass on the farm (Figure 1). The paddock system system, compact calving, focussing on soil fertility
allows easier management of the stock on the farm. and making high quality silage are key to driving
performance of the farm”.
Figure 1. Image of how the 7 permanent fields are
divided into 20 temporary fields Graze it in 3 days, grow it in 3 weeks
Grassland Management
Catherine Egan of Teagasc focussed on farm set
IGA President Jan Jensma and Tom Hennessy Terra Services (event 7 Permanent Fields 20 Temporary Paddocks up including, number and size of paddocks. She
sponsors) making a presentation to host farmer Billy Gilmore described how a field should “be grazed in 3 days
1 5 and grow in 3 weeks”. Spending more than 3 days
1
2
6 grazing a paddock is allowing animals to graze the
3
7 regrowth’s thus impacting grass growth. Catherine
Grazing Infrastructure Event Review
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Mary McEvoy, 4
Return on Investment
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IGA Council member
& Germinal Seeds 3 11 10 correct paddock size in order to ensure the group of
12 animals will graze it out in the correct time frame.
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To do this correctly, you must first map the farm to
23 Acre Block of Land
A large crowd attended our event on grazing increased from €794/ha to €1362/ha (+72%) today 4
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infrastructure outside Tuam, Co. Galway. The event with a corresponding increase in gross margin from 15
20
know total area, identify the correct paddock size,
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was held on the farm of Billy Gilmore and sponsored €543/ha to €996/ha (+83%). 6 16
Cost:
based on the type of animal and group size, erect
by Terra Services. Wet weather in the run up to the 19 fencing to create the appropriate paddock divisions,
Ø No. of Paddocks €100/acre
giving careful thought to water trough placement.
Key Performance Indicators
event meant ground conditions were less than ideal Table 1. Key Performance Indicators 7 17 18
but none the less a crowd in excess of 130 turned up *Billy reduced land rented by 48 acres, by increasing SR the total Farm Fencing can be low cost, with permanent fencing
on the day. Adam Woods of the IGA and IFJ was MC
on the day.
Output has remained unchanged.
2009 2017 % Change
Ø Increase sward quality on the perimeter and pigtails and reels used to split
paddocks. Catherine explained that 50 yearling
Billy Gilmore is a well-known former participant in Stocking Rate 1.22 2.00 +64%
Ø Increase grass grown
Blue lines indicate permanent fencing
Black lines indicate temporary fencing
heifers require 1 ha paddocks, while 40 suckler
cows and calves will require 2 ha paddocks.
the BETTER Beef Farm program. Billy and his son
Martin farm in partnership in Cortoon, outside Tuam
(LU/ha)
Total Farm 41,323 41,477 0% “SoilØ Increase
fertility is key to growinglive-weight
grass” gain
Figure 2 below indicates some paddock layouts
Ø Increase stocking rate
in Co. Galway. Billy farms just over 55 hectares which Output (Kg LW) The importance of soil fertility was strongly suitable for different field types and suggested
is fragmented into 11 parcels. It comprises of owned Gross Output €794 €1,362 +72% emphasised. Billy stated “There is a CAN ban on water trough placement to maximise grass
Return on Investment €180/acre
(€/ha) this farm”, in order to build P & K levels which are utilisation.
and rented lands which are predominately relatively
dry, however approximately 20ha could be described Variable Costs €251 €366 +45%
(€/ha)
as heavy and liable to some flooding in winter/spring.
Gross Margin €543 €996 +83%
Billy’s advisor Gabriel Trayers of Teagasc described
(€/ha)
how, in the past 2 years the farm has changed from
suckler cows and selling weanlings to contract
rearing heifers for a local dairy farmer and the Billy described how he is finding it easier to manage
Newford herd in Athenry. This year there will be 116 the farm at a SR of 2.0 LU/ha compared to when it
yearlings reared with another 26-30 coming in May. was at 1.2 LU/ha. He finds the grass is now easier
Billy also has a sheep enterprise, lambing 160 ewes to manage and he can maintain higher quality grass
this spring. The farm stocking rate has increased by right throughout the season, resulting in increased
over 52% since 2009, from 1.22 LU/ha to 2.0 LU/ha animal intakes and consequently higher animal
today. By increasing the stocking rate and growing performance. Billy has focussed on a low-cost
more grass Billy was able to reduce the amount of grass-based system in order to keep variable costs
land he rents, dropping 48 acres while still maintain low. Some of the changes Billy has implemented
farm output (Table 1). Since 2009 gross output has on his farm to achieve this improved performance
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Catherine also presented different options for the main grazing season. Bridget said in an ideal
fencing cattle and sheep and the associated cost world we would all be measuring grass, but it can
of each, ranging from a basic reel and pigtail to 3 be as simple as walking the farm on a weekly basis
strands of reels, with cost ranging from €0.40 per so you know how much grass is in each field and
metre for pig-tail and single strand using a reel to estimating how many days you will get in each field,
€1.90 per metre for electric sheep netting. Billy it doesn’t have to be complicated she said. You are
described how he uses one reel only to put up two then armed with the knowledge of how many days
strands of wire on a fence and splits each paddock of grass you have ahead, and if a surplus or deficit
into 4 using this method (see image 1). The cost of is likely to occur so you can take remedial action
splitting one block into 7 paddocks to allow 3 days sooner rather than later, be it removing surplus as
grazing per paddock and a rotation length of 21 days bales, or introducing supplement to avoid running
is €100 per acre, approximately and will result in out of grass.
€180 return on investment, due to increase in grass
quality, quantity of grass grown, animal performance Bridget also said now is the time to start thinking
and allowing a higher stocking rate to be carried. It’s of reseeding, reseeding in the autumn is too risky IGA President Jan Jensma and event sponsors Mullinahone Co Op and
a simple way drystock farmers can improve output if the weather turns against you. Ideally reseed in MSD Animal Health making a presentation to host farmer John Large
and efficiency with minimal investment according the April – June period as the warmer temperatures
to Catherine. Adam Woods summarised by stating will result in a quick establishment of the sward and
“infrastructure does not need to cost the earth; a allow an ideal opportunity to apply a post emergence IGA Sheep Conference Fiona McGovern,
IGA Council member
and Farm Walk Review
trough and temporary fencing is all you need”. spray to control weeds before they become a
and Teagasc
problem. Use the Recommended List and Teagasc
Image 1. One field divided into 4 paddocks using Pasture Profit Index to ensure you are choosing the
temporary wires and water trough placement on best varieties, with a maximum of 3 to 4 varieties Over 150 farms and industry delegates positive reflections of the past ten years. As the
Billy’s farm. in the mixture. Billy said reseeding is paying for attended the Irish Grassland Association sheep demand for efficient and sustainable production
itself on his farm within 3 years, he is seeing better conference and farm walk, sponsored by MSD systems increases Darren addressed some of
growth at the shoulders of the year with reseeded and Mullinahone Co-op, in Horse and Jockey, the challenges which will inevitably face sheep
swards and also higher quality grass being available
Co Tipperary on Tuesday 22nd May. farmers over the next decade.
to his stock.
A theme running through the event was the A declining number of early lamb producers
It is also now time to calculate your silage
importance of recording across both animal and have increased the seasonality of lamb
requirements for next winter, know the number and
grassland parameters in order to successfully production. Therefore, maintaining a year round
type of stock you will be carrying through the winter
manage a more profitable and efficient system. supply of lamb will be a growing issue going
and determine how much area you need to close for
silage. By implement the simple ideas shown on the
The morning session featured presentations forward. In conjunction with this, lower New
day you will grow more grass and be able to utilise from Darren Carty, Irish Farmers Journal, Kevin Zealand exports have created opportunities for
the grass better resulting in the ability to close a McDermott, Sheep Ireland and Matthew Blyth, Irish export markets. Going forward, securing
greater area for silage and replenish your stocks for Didling Farms, UK while the afternoon session an equal footing in world trade negotiations in
Bridget Lynch of UCD was the final speaker on the next winter. incorporated a farm walk on the farm of John for exporting Irish sheep meat to international
day. Bridget focussed on grazing management and Large, Gortnahoe, Co. Tipperary. markets such as China and the US will increase
reseeding. Bridget highlighted the importance of The IGA wish to thank Billy and his family for demand and hopefully profitability. This year,
grazing swards at the right time, ideally grass should hosting the event and opening his gates to the large Conference producers of animal food products have seen the
be grazed once it reaches 10 cm (equivalent to 1300- crowd on the day, and Terra Services for their kind The last 10 years have seen the Irish sheep increase in production of meat alternatives (lab
1600 kg DM/ha) and grazing down to 4cm during sponsorship of the event. industry overcome many challenges and produced meat) worldwide. This, coupled with
welcome many opportunities. This was the influence of social media on consumption
discussed in detail by Darren Carty, in his patterns has the potential to create negative
presentation entitled ‘Sheep sector opportunities perceptions of the products we produce. It is up
and challenges – what lies ahead’. Darren to us as producers to make sure the nutritional
We would like to thank our gave a comprehensive overview of the Irish value of our high quality produce is understood
sheep Industry, highlighting the stabilisation by all consumers. Implementing and delivering
sponsors TERRA SERVICES in the national flock and the growth in sheep a practical clean livestock policy will be vitally
meat exports to new European markets as important to the success of this going forward.
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Genetics is responsible for providing Our third speaker of the day, Matthew Blyth, emphasised the importance of a rotational a two week window in early March. In 2018
approximately half of all productivity gains gave an in-depth overview of his farm, based paddock grazing system to all attendees. 72% of the ewes held to AI with an average
in livestock production systems. The second in West Sussex, UK, where he is running 1250 litter size of 2.05 lambs. Eamon Wall, Sheep
speaker, Kevin McDermott, brought us through mid-season lambing ewes across 489ha. He highlighted the importance of implementing Ireland, discussed the role John plays in the
the history of Sheep Ireland over the past 10 The farm is currently divided into permanent a grassland management system on his CPT programme and the importance of data
years since it was first established in 2008. He pasture (83.86ha) and 5 year leys (66.18). farm and how it has allowed him to operate a recording in order to validate ram genetic
reminded the audience of the initial genetic Matthew addressed the importance of having profitable production system with low input performance. Eamon explained that over 20
objective within the Irish sheep industry key performance indicators (KPI’s) for your flock costs. The average paddock size is 1.5ha while rams were used to mate John’s ewes in 2017
which was focused on a single trait, lean meat and putting targets in place in order to ensure temporary fencing is also used to further divide ranging from five breed types namely, Belclare,
production, and the potential detrimental fact that your farm is performing to its optimum paddocks during the grazing season. This Texel, Charollais, Suffolk and Vendeen. A
that designing a breeding policy on a single trait potential. He explained the advantages of practice was clearly visible on the day with plans selection of female progeny is then retained
can have. A breeding policy should integrate paddock grazing and highlighted the importance in place to remove heavy grass covers as baled from each ram in order to further evaluate their
aims from both a maternal and terminal of putting a grassland management plan in silage. The Spring of 2018 has been extremely maternal performance and longevity within the
perspective which means that flocks can focus place. Over the past 10 years Matthew has tough for farmers across the country and things flock. John and Eamon gave us an overview
on developing both growth traits and ewe progressed completely to a rotational grazing were no different on John’s farm. Thankfully, of current animal performance with lambs
maternal ability at the same time. system, and outlined the benefits he has seen with nitrogen applications and improved soil averaging 17.3kg at 46 days of age, equating
in flock performance as a result. Rotational temperatures grass growth rates have now to a growth rate of 270g/day. John operates a
As a result the Sheep Ireland genetic index grazing has maximised grass growth and by returned to normal levels of 80+kg DM/ha/day. lamb finishing system where he sells all of his
ranks animals on both their replacement maintaining quality throughout the grazing meat lambs directly to the processor. The target
(maternal) and terminal characteristics. This season. A combination of improved grassland John’s farm is one of four farms involved in the carcass weight is 20.5. In order to achieve this
allows farmers to select rams which will meet management and earlier weaning has led Sheep Ireland CPT programme since 2009. As slower growing lambs are moved onto a crop
the requirements of their breeding policy and to higher lamb growth rates and a greater a result all of John’s ewes are AI’ed in early of forage rape in October to boost growth rates
improve the genetic make-up of the flock. Kevin percentage of lambs being sold from the farm October with the majority lambing down within and reduce finishing times.
highlighted the forward progression of the earlier in the year. The aim for Matthew is to
genetic sheep index through the development have approximately 80% of lambs sold by the
of a central progeny test (CPT) programme time the ram is introduced to ewes the following
and the increase in the number of farmers’ autumn. Lambs are weaned at 12 weeks of age
performance recording within the LambPlus and given priority to pasture. This has resulted The final stop on the farm walk
programme. In 2017 alone it was noted that over in introducing lambs to swards at grass heights reviewed the financial performance
10,000 pedigree ram lambs were performance of 7-9cm and 75% of lambs being drafted by of the farm with John addressing
recorded through the Sheep Ireland database. mid-October.
the point that your farm is your
Farm Walk
business and that each farmer
A beautiful sunny afternoon set the scene for must run a profitable system to
an exciting and thought provoking farm walk suit their requirements. The beef
on the farm of John Large, Co. Tipperary. John and sheep enterprises on John’s
operates a mid-season lambing flock alongside farm are set up in such a way that
a beef suckler to fattening system which is run both complement one another
over 87ha. John’s Teagasc advisors Jack Murphy with gross margins of €888ha and
and Joe Hand discussed his farm structure and
€982/ha, respectively in 2017.
grassland management. His land is split into
three grazing blocks, two of which are located
Host farmer John Large
away from the main yard and housing facilities.
John is currently running 630 ewes and 180
replacements, which are bred as ewe lambs. His
current stocking rate for the sheep enterprise is
12 ewes/ha. Similarly to sentiments expressed We would like to thank
by Matthew Blyth in our morning session John our sponsors for their
IGA President Jan Jensma and event sponsors
Mullinahone Co Op and MSD Animal Health with continued support
conference speakers and host farmer John Large
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to aid in making genetic progress was outlined, as producers. The dairy industry was described as
was the critical importance of collection of accurate an ingredients industry offering a wide range of
performance data on animals for example weighing products as opposed to the beef industry which has a
of cattle. After a very engaging presentation Berry much more limited offering. The ageing process was
summarised his thoughts as follows. an area identified by Professor Wall as a potential
growth area for the beef industry, the ageing
• Breeding the best to the best does not always give
process being characterised by loss of muscle mass
you the best!
Professor Wall told delegates “many older people
• Large variability in genetic merit exists, even
are not consuming adequate amounts of easily
among full-sib progeny, and genomics can help
digestible protein so there is an opportunity for
identify the superior (and inferior) animals earlier.
the beef sector to contribute to healthy aging. It
• Reliability is a measure of how closely the shouldn’t be too hard to sell a product that slows
published proof of an animal is likely to reflect its down the aging process!”.
true genetic merit; the lower the reliability, the
greater the likelihood that the animal’s proof may The O’Connor Farm - Moone Co. Kildare.
Conference speakers, event sponsors Mulinahone change over time but there is an equal probability In the afternoon delegates got to visit an excellently
Co Op and MSD with IGA council members. of the proof increasing as there is decreasing. managed Suckler to Beef farm. This 98 ha farm is
• When choosing whether to use a high reliability managed in a three way partnership by Monica, Tom
bull of inferior index value or a lower reliability and Thomas O Connor. Thomas was on hand at each
Excellence in Beef Farming – Christy Watson bull but with superior index value, both the stand to answer questions and explain the philosophy
Beef Conference Review IGA Council member
& Teagasc
differential in index values of the bulls and the
difference in reliability should be considered.
behind this very successful operation. The stand out
quote on the day was from Thomas when he said
• Published ICBF genetic evaluations are the most in relation to grassland management “We should
The Irish Grassland Association travelled to Kildare on Pasturebase reports. Even though finishing bulls accurate way to identify the most suitable animal, not envy the Dairy farmer but copy them”. The beef
for the 2018 IGA Beef Conference and Farm walk. under 16 months Ger still finds good baled silage male or female. enterprise will be focused on during the farm visit,
Held on May 24th the event sponsored by MSD made from surplus grass from his paddocks makes a comprising 100 Suckler cows with all male progeny
Animal Health and Mullinahone Co-op proved to be a valuable contribution to the diet and saves him up to finished as bulls under 16 months and heifers at
Connecting with the final consumer 21 months. Each year 200 additional cattle are
great success with delegates hearing three inspiring €250 per head in feed costs. With excellent grassland
is essential for sustainability- Dr purchased for finishing comprising both young bulls
presentations at the indoor session, followed up by management and great attention to breeding Gers
Patrick Wall Professor of Public and heifers. The unique feature of this farm is the
a farm visit to the O Connor beef farm that simply suckler cows produce a lot of milk and without creep
Health, University College Dublin. way the O’Connor’s paddock graze the cattle in large
ticked all the boxes. feed his heifers gain 1.3 kgs/day and bulls 1.5 kgs/
Farmers and all players in the food groups during the grazing season. The 100 Suckler
day up to weaning. The closing statement from Ger
chain were told by Professor Wall cows and four breeding bulls are grazed together
Maximising Grass Growth on my encapsulated his philosophy on farming “For me,
to consider themselves as being in the “human as one group in two hectare paddocks, 104 young
Farm - Ger Dineen beef farmer the more grass I grow the more profit I make”.
health business”, as they produce food which is the bulls have been grazed in one group for the grazing
Kilnamartyra, Co. Cork.
“fundamental fuel for human health”. In addition to season, and 112 heifers are grazed together in one
In his presentation the 2017 Breeding the best with the best will
nutrition and health Professor Wall listed four other group. Grassland management is excellent with all
Grassland Beef Farmer of the year always give you the best - right?.-
areas requiring attention if consumers are to have the farm laid out in 2 ha paddocks, with the provision
outlined his farming philosophy Professor Donagh Berry, Teagasc.
confidence in the food they consume: i) food safety, ii) for subdivision of all paddocks. The three stands
and his approach to grassland Genetics underpins the science
animal welfare, iii) animal health and iv) the adverse on the day focussed on the three pillars supporting
management which allows him to grow 14 tonnes of behind breeding and can be a very
environmental impact of modern farming practices. excellent output on the farm namely: Breeding,
DM/ha. This performance is all the more impressive heavy topic, however Dr Donagh Berry
However, Professor Wall contends that Irish Beef Grassland Management, Livestock Management.
when Ger is operating a farm with 2/3 dry ground in his presentation explained complex terms with
farmers need to be proactive in addressing these The O’Connor’s are achieving an annual stocking
and 1/3 heavy. The bottom line is foremost in Gers very practical examples. His presentation explored
issues. On a positive note he suggested that the rate of 3.3 livestock units per ha and a beef output
mind and he told delegates that it costs him €1,200 how the science of breeding can increase the chance
Irish Beef sector is well placed to address consumer of 1,498 live weight per hectare. Grass utilised on
per week to feed his cattle indoors, so grass is his of genetic gain in a population. Berry in his opening
concerns. The food chain is very complex and good the farm in 2017 was 11.5 tonnes of dry matter per
most prized crop. The statement from Ger that “Good slide clearly set out the potential for gain through
regulation is there to protect consumers and also hectare.
spring grass is better than 10 kgs of ration and a lot Genetics by stating “The Sky is the limit”. How one
cheaper” brought home to delegates the absolute twin could end up a 1-Star and the other a 5-Star left
necessity to make best use of cheap spring grass. delegates in no doubt as to the complexities of the
Paddock grazing and weekly grass measurement whole area of animal genetics. In deciding what bull We would like to thank
are some of the tools used by Ger to achieve high to choose, Dr Berry told delegates it is a function of our sponsors for their
output, Ger inputs weekly grass measurements into the differences in index value between the two bulls
Pasturebase and bases decisions such as reseeding under consideration and the difference in reliability continued support
of paddocks on annual grass production as shown of the two bulls. The power of Genomic Evaluation
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Co. Cork. They farm 57 ha, practically all
of which is owned. With an average of 142 MEMBERS TICKETS ONLY E40 FOR ALL
cows grazing the farm in 2017, the milking
platform stocking rate was 3.4 cows/ha. The
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farm grew over 16 tonnes of grass dry matter
per hectare in 2017. Conor’s herd produced
527 kg milk solids per cow (4.50% fat; 3.75%
protein) on 830 kg meal that year.
Common features of both farms are the
following:
• Breeding the right cow – both farmers
believe that highly fertile, high EBI cows
are most suited to grass-based milk
production;
• Their focus on soil improvement through Conor Kelleher Kevin Ahern
improving soil fertility; Host Farmer Host Farmer
• Their financial focus – both carefully plan
Dairy Summer Tour Michael Bateman,
IGA Dairy Event Chairman &
cash flow on a monthly and multi-annual
– focus on high profit Dairy Farmer
George Ramsbottom,
basis.
and high return dairying IGA Council member
& Teagasc Commenting at the launch of this year’s
Summer Tour, Donal Whelton, AIB Agri
Advisor, said, ‘We are delighted to continue
The Irish Grasslands Dairy Summer Tour focuses managing a converted fully leased unit yielding a our support of the Irish Grassland Association
on high profit and high return on investment milk high return on the conversion investment made to Dairy Summer Tour. This year’s event is a
production when it visits two grass based dairy host this year’s Dairy Summer Tour’. further opportunity for farmers to learn first-
farms at Shinagh Dairy Farm and Rearour, Aherla. hand from two progressive, financially driven
The event, sponsored by AIB Bank, takes place on Kevin Ahern, farm manager at Shinagh Dairy Farm, dairy farmers. The fundamentals of grass
Tuesday July 24th. The major focus of this year’s Bandon, Co. Cork was invited to host the tour with utilisation and maintaining efficiencies are
event is achieving a high whole farm profit and a focus on achieving a high return on investment key for all farmers, particularly in a period of
converting a leased farm to milk production to on this leased farm. Kevin manages this 78 volatile milk prices and challenging weather
achieve a high return on investment. Maximising hectare leased farm since it was established in conditions. Learning how both farmers
the use of grazed grass in the cows’ diet will 2011 by the four West Cork Co-ops. All of the land managed to successfully achieve such high
feature prominently on both farms. leased comprises the milking platform with the returns in different circumstances will be an
232 strong dairy herd stocked at 3.0 cows/ha. The important lesson from the day’s event”.
Speaking at the launch of the event, Michael farm grew an average of 17.1 tonnes dry matter
Bateman chairman of the Tour said, ‘Since milk per hectare in 2017. During the conversion phase, For further information about the event
quota removal, commercially focused dairy farms 2.1 km of roadways were laid, a 20 unit milking contact Maura Callery at (087) 962 6483
have the opportunity to specialise in dairying parlour constructed and a slatted shed converted or visit the Irish Grasslands Association
and maximise the profitability and returns on to a 200 cubicle shed with sufficient slurry storage website at www.irishgrassland.com
their dairy farm. This focus continues the theme to accommodate the rapidly expanding herd.
of January’s Dairy Conference where the twin Most of the land has been reseeded over the past
topics of achieving a net profit of €2,500 per five years. Improving soil pH and P&K indices is
hectare farmed and/or a return of 15% or more on-going. The herd produced 397 kg milk solids
on assets invested through the leasing route were per cow (4.54% fat; 3.79% protein) on 320 kg meal We would like to thank our sponsors
highlighted. With this in mind, the Irish Grassland
Association invited two milk producers – one
last year with 1,200kg of milk solids produced per
hectare.
AIB for their continued support
farming on a mostly owned farm and achieving
a high profit per hectare farmed and the second Conor and Josie Kelleher farm at Rearour, Aherla,
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Cow wearing the RumiWatch noseband sensor (black halter) and
the RumiWatch pedometer (yellow strap with black box)
Travel Report from
Student Bursary Winner Jessica Werner
are still the key factor in using the technology when residency of former dukes. Even the strong Celtic-
monitoring animals in an automated continuous Gallic linkage was represented by at least 6 Irish
I would like to give a big thank you to the Irish difference especially in rumination behavior. These
basis.” This needs to be considered in development Pubs in the city.
Grassland Association for giving me the opportunity results opened an interactive discussion after my
or application of sensors. Further some interesting
to present my research at the European Conference presentation at the conference and I obtained some I really appreciate the opportunity given by the Irish
impacts of PLF on animal welfare were discussed
of Precision Livestock Farming (ECPLF) in Nantes, new inputs/views for my research through the Grassland Association to travel to the European
by Peter Stevenson from England. Sensors may be
France. The ECPLF is one of the largest gatherings scientific exchange with other researchers in my Conference of Precision Livestock Farming in
able to contribute to animal welfare if they are used
of European researchers to exchange experiences field. It is planned to compute more analysis based Nantes, which will help me to complete my PhD
in the right way. In various presentations, methods
and knowledge in the area of Precision Technologies. on the discussions and investigate if it is possible to studies successfully. Further Teagasc in Moorepark
were mentioned which should help to analyse the
identify a cow behaviour indicator which would give will be the next host for the ECPLF in 2019 thanks
I am currently working in Teagasc, Moorepark on increasing amount of data and I was able to get some
feedback on the correct grass allocation. In future, to a successful application of my supervisor
my PhD titled “Integration of precision technologies input for the further analysis of my data. Nantes as
these approaches and experience will help me in Bernadette O’Brien. This will be a great chance to
into pasture-based milking systems”. As part of the former capital of Brittany had a lot of historical
completing my PhD thesis. represent Irish agriculture and grassland systems
my studies, I conducted an experiment if cows sites with the Château des ducs de Bretagne, the
in an international symposium.
receiving restricted herbage allowances showed Overall the conference was well attended with
different grazing behavior to control cows. I nearly 200 people from all over Europe and even
used the RumiWatch noseband sensor (which I Australia, Canada, USA, Brazil, China, Columbia
validated in previous experiments against visual and Asia. Besides a lot of presentations around
observation. This is a pressure sensor integrated pigs and other species, very little research was
in the noseband of a halter, which records each jaw presented which was applicable on pasture-based
movement of the cow and can determine between systems. Therefore, it was even more important that
grazing and rumination times as well as detailed I represented the Irish grassland milk production
behavior such as grazing bites and rumination system in this International symposium. Daniel
chews. I applied the noseband sensor together Berckmans from KU Leuven, Belgium, as a well-
with a pedometer to measure activity to cows which known representative in the area of Precision
had 100% herbage allowance and 60 % herbage Livestock Farming (PLF) was giving an introductional
allowances. I presented the results of this study key note speech on the first day of the conference.
to a wide group of researchers at the conference in He highlighted important facts about PLF, such as Château des ducs de Bretagne
France. My results indicated, there is a significant “PLF is still just a tool for farmers, whereas farmers in the city center of Nantes.
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18 19in the spring and summer droughts are extremely having a certain area of grazing per cow and a
likely, silage must always be available to fill deficits. mandatory percentage of the traditional Normande
breed in the herd.
Advisors in Normandy saw
promoting the benefits of Grazed grass is still the cheapest feed available to
pasture management as dairy farmers in this region but many farmers don’t
an important part of their have the opportunity to include it as a large part of
role. However, they face their system. Over the last 5 years there has been an
additional challenges increased interest in growing protein crops or mixes
compared to their counter to reduce dependence on imported protein sources
parts in Ireland. As the to feed with maize silage. I had the opportunity to
amount of grassland per see some of these crops; the mix pictured consists
cow is extremely variable, of vetches, peas, beans and oats.
it is more difficult to
During a “usual” spring, cows are turned out in
set targets for grassland management. Individual
Normandy during the last week in March, When the
targets are needed for different situations; they
trip was planned it was expected that I would see
felt that this made it difficult to discuss grassland
cows grazing, However I heard a very similar story
management in detail with groups of farmers. In
to that in Ireland this spring. Ground conditions did
many cases grassland stocking rates are so high
not allow early turnout, grass covers were lower
that maize silage must remain in the diet throughout
than expected and most cows remained housed.
the year. Therefore it is much more difficult to have
Travel Report from common targets or advice for a group of farmers.
Farm advisors I spoke to felt that this was one
On one of the farms I visited cows had been grazing
for three hours during the day but were back inside
Student Bursary Winner Niamh Garvey reason why discussion groups are not a central part
when I visited the farm at about 4:00 pm. On this
farm they had been on-off grazing since the 24th of
of advisory services in the region.
March on the driest paddocks. This farm was the
The Irish Grassland Association’s student travel developed in partnership between INRA and Orne
Throughout my trip both advisors and farmers exception rather than the rule, the farm advisors I
bursary allowed me to spend three days on a study Conceil Elevage. Pastur’ Plan has the capability to
were very interested in dairy farming in Ireland, spoke to did not know of any other farm where cows
trip to Normandy during the last week of March simulate different scenarios or results of grazing
in particular in our ability to operate seasonal had been turned out at that time.
2018. This trip gave me a brilliant opportunity to management decisions and shows future grass
systems which make maximum use of grazed
experience the advisory support available to farmers wedges for each paddock change which supports I would like to thank the IGA for awarding me with
grass. In Normandy the majority of farms operate
for grassland management in another country. I decision making. the student travel bursary which made this study trip
all year round calving as they are required to supply
am currently a Masters in Agricultural Innovation possible, a brilliant experience which I will carry with
During my two days with farm advisors I had the consistent milk volumes throughout the year. I was
support student and my study title is: Assessing me throughout my career and will also contribute
opportunity to get some first-hand experience of struck by the number of groups of animals present
extension methods to promote uptake of computer to my master’s thesis write up. I would also like to
the production systems on these farms and how the on each farm and how much it complicates the
aided grass management in dairy discussion groups. thank all those who helped me to organize this study
advisory services for dairy farms work in Normandy. running of a farm even compared to a split calving
I have been studying the role of discussion groups to trip in particular Luc Delaby, without his support this
Advisory services for farmers are predominantly one scenario in Ireland. In this region, many dairy
provide support for farmers’ use of grass measuring would not have been possible. It has also given me
to one contact with an advisor. Discussion groups, as farmers supply milk for the production of cheeses
and PastureBase Ireland. a renewed appreciation of what can be achieved in
we know them in Ireland do not exist in Normandy. which have Protected Designation of Origin status.
spring calving grass based dairy systems in Ireland
During the trip I spent two days with dairy farm There are some “strategy groups” where groups of While this guarantees a higher milk price, farmers
and the competitive advantage this offers us.
advisers Emile Turmeau from Orne Conseil Elevage, farmers meet over a period of months to discuss must comply with requirements which can include
a livestock management advisory association business planning.
and Thierry Jeulin of Chambres d’Agriculture de
In contrast to Ireland, in Normandy there is a huge
Normandie, which is a self-governed public body
variation in stocking rates on dairy farms in the
which works at regional level providing advisory
region ranging from 1.5 cows per hectare to over 6.5
services to farmers. On the third day I attended an
cows per hectare. On the majority of farms maize
information day for farmers and advisors about the
silage makes up part of the diet throughout the year.
decision support tool Pastur’ Plan in INRA ‘s (The
While grazed grass is the cheapest feed available
French National Institute for Agricultural Research)
to farmers in this region, the potential dry matter
Le Pin research farm delivered by Luc Delaby.
production is lower than in Ireland. Yields of 12-13
Pastur’ Plan is a spreadsheet based decision
tonnes of grass dry matter per hectare have been
support tool for farmers to manage rotational
achieved at research level and it is estimated that
grazing systems and is the most similar tool to
6-8 tonnes are grown on average on dairy farms.
PastureBase Ireland that is available to farmers
Grass growth begins a month to six weeks later
in the Normandy region of France. It has been
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20 21flock. Approximately half the gains in animal
performance achieved at farm level can be
attributed to superior breeding or genetics. Since
the establishment of Sheep Ireland in 2008, the
ranking of Irish sheep on their genetic potential is
possible. In contrast sheep genetic indexes have
been available for sheep farmers in New Zealand
for over 20 years and large increases in sheep
farm productivity and profitability have been
achieved by the industry. Research has shown that
the rate of genetic progress is three times higher
for the New Zealand sheep industry compared
to the Irish sheep industry. Although the New
Zealand and Irish indexes are selecting animals
for similar characteristics, a genetic comparison
of New Zealand versus Irish elite ewes has not
been undertaken under common environmental
conditions. Therefore it is difficult to provide an
answer to the compatibility of the New Zealand
ewe to Irish grass based production systems. The
Irish and New Zealand across country genetic
Irish Grassland Association flock (INZAC flock) is now in Teagasc Athenry to
2018 Student Conference
Emer Kennedy,
IGA Council member
address this question. The flock consists of 180
and Teagasc ewes from two main breeds, Texel and Suffolk,
representing the top genetic merit animals in
the Irish and New Zealand maternal genetic
The Irish Grassland Association annual student Teagasc Athenry will explain the current research evaluations. The objective of this flock is to allow
conference sponsored by FBD is fast becoming a programmes and also introduce students to for the benchmarking of elite Irish genetics
highly anticipated date on the calendar. Last year the INZAC flock and to a recently established compared to elite New Zealand genetics and to
saw record numbers of over 500 students travel experiment looking at the incorporation of validate the Sheep Ireland replacement index.
to Tullamore for the very educational and social white clover into sheep grazed swards at two The flock will evaluate the performance potential
event. For many, this is their first foray with the fertiliser nitrogen and stocking rate levels on the of New Zealand and Irish sheep for animal
Irish Grassland Association and one which sows productivity of pasture based lamb production characteristics such as lamb growth rates,
the seed of the advancement of knowledge of systems; Trevor Boland, a young beef farmer from milk yields, reproduction and lambing traits. Dr.
good grassland management in Irish farming. Co. Sligo will speak to students about his career Philip Creighton will also provide an update on
path, his beef enterprise and how he embraces his current research projects, which will include We would like to sincerely
This year the ninth annual Irish Grassland technology. final results from the stocking rate and prolificacy
Association Student Conference will take place in trial conducted over the last number of years and
thank our sponsor the
Co. Galway on Monday, October 8th, 2018. This is In the afternoon, students will travel to the dairy well as discussion around his newly established FBD Trust, who have
the first time the conference will be held in Galway farm of Brian Hynes. Brian is a young dairy project looking at the incorporation of white clover
and it will give students the opportunity to meet farmer who is currently farming in partnership, into pastures for lamb production systems.
sponsored this event since
progressive dairy and beef farmers and see first- during the farm visit he will give an insight into his its inception in 2010
hand current sheep research programmes in the farming system and the grassland management We would like to sincerely thank our hosts Teagasc
West of the country. The day will be broken into regime he employs on the farm. Athenry and Brian Hynes, Co. Galway for their
a morning and evening session. Both sessions help and cooperation in hosting our 2018 Student
are on-farm – the morning will start in Teagasc Dr. Fiona McGovern, researcher in Teagasc Conference
Athenry Sheep Research farm. Researchers from Athenry, will give an update on the INZAC
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does not mean that the overall annual stocking
rate should be too intensive. The farm stocking
rate should remain in or around 2.5 to 2.7 cows
per hectare. That doesn’t change just because
the stocking rate is driven up considerably at
a particular time in order to harvest adequate
fodder stocks. A figure of forty acres for one
hundred cows at the peak grazing period was
a normal stocking rate previously. Some meals
were fed as required if growth rates dipped. That
approach has changed fundamentally on many
farms. In the event that shortages occur the
meal option is there. If there is a severe grazing
shortage then some of the silage ground can
be pre-mown and grazed to get the farmer
across the deficit. While there may be a quality Matt Ryan
A lack of silage planning for Spring 18 Matt O’ Keeffe,
IGA Council Member.
issue with that grass it is for a short period and Agri Consultant
– Opinion piece with Matt Ryan Editor, Irish Farmers
Monthly.
the farmer is still prioritising the ensiling of
adequate fodder for the following winter.” growing period with allowances for reduced
growth rate periods and always conscious
A flawed strategy. of achieving a balance between quality and
Planning to have adequate silage stocks is in practice: “many farmers continue to graze
one of the most important aspects of livestock paddocks until surpluses appear. Those Matt Ryan says that the strategy of over- quantity. The target must be to have in excess
farming. That statement would seem to be a paddocks are then taken out of the rotation reliance on surplus grass to conserve silage is of seventy-five percent of required silage stocks
practical and logical statement. Yet there is by ensiling or wrapping. Because they have a New Zealand concept: “The presumption is in the pits by the middle of June. If that figure
reason to believe that many of our farmers are only been fertilised for grazing their potential that the ‘grass wedge’ will allow surplus grass is nearer to eighty percent then all the better.”
not planning their silage cutting to absolutely to grow a larger tonnage for silage is limited to be conserved if and when available and that Getting the height and growth right.
ensure that they end up with adequate fodder and the paddocks are not managed for silage adequate silage will be conserved by using this
stocks for winter. by extending the growing period adequately. methodology.” Grazing interval and grazing height are critical
The response to every kilo of nitrogen spread issues as Matt Ryan asserts: “It is important to
Maximising grass growth. in the April to June period is thirty-forty kilos While Matt Ryan’s approach to planning for let the grass plant grow adequately. In normal
of grass. Multiply the days growing by the kilos adequate silage stocks does reduce the amount growing conditions a grass plant will produce a
That is definitely the opinion of Matt Ryan,
of nitrogen spread and the kilos of dry matter of high quality silage bales that can be made leaf every seven days so in twenty one days there
agricultural consultant and formerly of Teagasc.
grass figure is calculated.” during the season to be used to buffer the are three full grown leaves to eat. That’s the
He says that the figures speak for themselves:
effects of very wet or very dry spells and on optimum point to graze when there is maximum
“stocking rates need to be running at around The Domino Effect. the season shoulders, it does ensure that the quality leaf available. A balance also has to be
4.5 cows per hectare at the end of May. The fact
priority of adequate silage is maintained. His struck between grazing tight to minimise stem
is that very few dairy farms are stocked that Matt Ryan is insistent that ‘grass grows grass’:
approach does not reduce the need for farmers development and not restricting consumption.
tightly at peak grass growth, which means that “There is the benefit of the ‘domino effect’ when
to use all available acres for grazing during the Too lax a grazing policy will result in stemmy
there is inadequate ground set aside for first- grass is let grow on for an extended period. That
critical early Spring grazing period: “All the grass developing. However, grazing too close
cut silage. That’s the period when there is most effect is not available when surplus paddocks,
ground that must be taken out for silage should to the soil will both delay regrowth and impact
potential to grow surplus grass and it is clear fertilised for grazing, are taken out as part of
be grazed twice in the run-up to being shut off on milk production. Some farmers are now
that many farmers are not fully availing of that the grazing rotation. Put is stark figures the
for silage. The closing date has to be flexible as practising a grazing regime that impacts on
opportunity.” amount of grass grown in a six week period is
grazing is ongoing. So some paddocks will be both grass and milk yields. Very high stocking
far greater than the amount grown in two three-
Matt Ryan’s philosophy with regard to first closed off by the first week in April and some rates can deliver high solids per hectare but
week grazing periods.”
cut silage is that eighty kilos of nitrogen per will inevitably have a later closing date up to can impact on solids per cow. In some cases a
hectare must be spread to maximise growth He goes on to qualify his remarks around even the twentieth of April. The cutting date is rebalancing needs to be done to optimise both
and tonnage. Matt explains what is happening stocking rates: “This emphasis on stocking operated on the basis of an average six week per hectare and per cow production.”
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