SOLOHEAD FARM UPDATE 08/09/23: FARM COVER 1250 KGS DM/HA GROWTH 86KGS DM/HA COVER/COW 485KGS DM MILK YLD 17LTRS PR 3.88% BF 4.72% MILK SOLIDS/COW/DAY 1.50KGS FEEDING 1KGS/HD/DAY OF CONC DM 20% SOIL TEMP 17.7 DEGREES S.R. 2.89

Growth at Solohead was 61 this week. Cows are going into heavy covers but clean outs are excellent. Most of the paddocks are close to 50% clover. Cows have no trouble grazing down to a low residual.

Congratulations to ImeldaCaseySETUWaterford on this award! Delighted to be involved in a project that is a culmination of years of previous research involving Depts of Land & Lab Science SETU Waterford and Solohead Farm farmersjournal.ie/clover-researc…

At Solohead Research Farm, we have been investigating the potential for lowering the carbon footprint of pasture-based milk production by implementing best practices. A key focus has been using clover to replace artificial fertiliser nitrogen (N). More at bit.ly/3Sm6niu

Covers increased by 100kg/ha in the last 9 days. The farm has a healthy green appearance; growth is kicking off. We normally get a flush of N mineralisation after frosty weather. N from slurry spread last week is kicking in. We plan to spread no fertiliser N on the farm this year

Owen Cashman, Phd Student, Solohead Farm, Teagasc will join tomorrow's episode of #TheSignpostSeries at 9:30am to discuss lowering the carbon and ammonia footprints of pasture-based dairy production at Solohead Research Farm. Register on teagasc.ie/sustainableagr…

In case you missed ⁦Owen Cashman⁩ on the Signpost Series last week you can watch the presentation below ‘Lowering the carbon and ammonia footprints of pasture based dairy production at ⁦Solohead Farm⁩’ youtu.be/hW5NmC_nJgE?si…

Chance to hear the latest on LoCAM dairy Low Carbon Dairying Solohead Farm Teagasc Depts of Land & Lab Science SETU Waterford nuig funded by Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Dr. James Humphreys will feature tomorrow morning at 9.30am on The Signpost Series to discuss the LoCAM - Dairy Project. To register click on the link below.

A short reprieve from the fliuch thankfully. 1200 cover on this paddock, heading into its second season of zero N

Farm walk on Wed 24 April at 6.30pm at Solohead farm E34PF58. Looking at management of grass/clover swards. To book text Mary 087 2434365

I visited Solohead a couple of years ago and met with principal research officer Dr James Humphreys. A must visit for anyone (organic or otherwise) interested in growing grass with less, or no artificial fertiliser! Teagasc TeagascOrganics

On the Solohead Research Farm in Ireland, Teagasc Livestock Systems are testing systems of pasture-based dairy production🐄 with minimal external inputs, and as much internal circularity ♻️as possible. 🔗bit.ly/CircAgric-GHG #agriculture #sustainability #circulareconomy

Sowing Goldcrop Solohead Farm mix this morning on some very stoney ground.

Funded #PhD opportunity South East Technological University with Dr ImeldaCaseySETUWaterford Depts of Land & Lab Science SETU Waterford Dr James Humphreys (@Teagasc) (Solohead Farm) and team for those interested in #sustainable agricultural production.

Clover is starting to get going. It's been a long wait but we have gotten 5 grazing off this reseed from last year. A mix of red and white clover. The mix is the Solohead Farm grazing mix

It's just not a good year for growth. But our clover is keeping pace with the fields that are getting normal N levels

Solohead has garnered huge farmer interest in recent years. Implementing a zero nitrogen input strategy on grass-clover swards, Teagasc researchers have shown that the carbon and ammonia footprints of milk production can be lowered substantially. bit.ly/3LiwtyC