Not all of mine do but its the target. Sometimes its weather - that's fine, can't odds that. Sometimes its age of ley - that's fine too as I can sort that. I'm about 2/3 there currently. The biggest paddocks I struggle with are North facing so some homework to do there.
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Not all of mine do but its the target. Sometimes its weather - that's fine, can't odds that. Sometimes its age of ley - that's fine too as I can sort that. I'm about 2/3 there currently. The biggest paddocks I struggle with are North facing so some homework to do there.
2/3 there as in growing 10ton?
rusty
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- Location
- Buxton Derbyshire
Most paddocks here growing 12-14 t/d.m per Ha. Nothing over 10 years old now I have my own Moore uni drill to tackle the awkward field reseeds. Free draining limestone with 1200mm rain so lack of moisture very rarely a problem. We do start at 1000ft above sea level and go up from that which makes us consistently 2 degrees C cooler than Bakewell or Ashbourne which especially limits Spring growth.
SillyPhily
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- Location
- Wexford, Ireland
Not many but it's still where most are aiming towards, those with winter growth should do it fairly easy.
Besides all the cool kids have now decided it should now be based off a formula for kg/milksolids/ha from the grazing platform sold. Or the levels of grass converted to milksolids vs extra concentrates/silage brought in off the grazing platform. Running a stocking rate as close to 4lu/ha without needing to supplement too much in shortfalls as over that it's reckoned all if not most of the sialge needs sourcing elsewhere.
Just keep moving the goalposts to find something that makes you sound good
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Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Who has got paddock maps loaded up to AgriNet? Really starting to get on with measuring so wanting to use everything so really wondering if there is a/was a benefit to doing that?
Edit- how did the AgriNet group go? I would be keen to compare too
Edit- how did the AgriNet group go? I would be keen to compare too
Penmoel
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Spoken to Mole Valley about a plate meter but they do not use Agri net, @Headless chicken where did you get yours???
They sell the grass hopper which comes with agri net subscription
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Mine came via ACT it's the F300 or these sell them http://agrisupplyservices.co.uk/platemeter-for-grass.htm
Farmer Keith
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- Location
- North Cumbria
I got a EC-09 from the LIC last January, I found them online, lots of folk seem to sell them!
Grazer
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- Location
- SW Scotland
Growth at 22 last week, 18 this week. Covers are 2200.
Cows 'n grass
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- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
Still don't have a working plate meter and still waiting on a refund for the quad based 'feed reader' I sent back last summer because it was sh!te.
6 days regrowth.
6 days regrowth.
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
Grazer
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- Location
- SW Scotland
Demand of 35kg/ha, so last week with a growth of 24 I was a bit concerned, but it was up to 44 today so hopefully ok. I'm maybe a week ahead of where I should be, area wise, after moving on from a few soft wet paddocks too soon. Cover is 2127.
This is my first proper season doing weekly measures, so don't have a great feel for where I am. Looking forward to getting to the nice straightforward 21d rotation thing as a guide.
Any pointers from anyone?
This is my first proper season doing weekly measures, so don't have a great feel for where I am. Looking forward to getting to the nice straightforward 21d rotation thing as a guide.
Any pointers from anyone?
Cows 'n grass
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- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
I've almost never got down to a 21 day round, it's quite doable but I'd say you really want to be on some decent ground or a fairly high rainfall area. We're on a coastal farm and would end up feeding silage for a week or so most months during the summer between bouts of rain. Sticking at 25-30 makes life easier for me.