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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpit Farm" data-source="post: 7405313" data-attributes="member: 1646"><p>I can see Maize becoming a bit of a challenge from an environmental payments point of view. Bare ground at the wrong time of year would put off arable people but I guess there are options with earlier varieties or undersowing. Not sure how the ELMS scheme will deal with that.</p><p></p><p>There would also be a challenge finding homes and demand for calves - particularly anything pure dairy or AngusX heifers. Block calving would help but then you narrow your market for milk contracts.</p><p></p><p>Autumn block, calving in August onto standing hay could be a neat idea. You may be able to graze cows right through to November but I can't see how you'd get away without buffer feeding and then how do you incentivise cows to graze when they know they get fed. I think it would work as a collaboration as part of a big arable enterprise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sandpit Farm, post: 7405313, member: 1646"] I can see Maize becoming a bit of a challenge from an environmental payments point of view. Bare ground at the wrong time of year would put off arable people but I guess there are options with earlier varieties or undersowing. Not sure how the ELMS scheme will deal with that. There would also be a challenge finding homes and demand for calves - particularly anything pure dairy or AngusX heifers. Block calving would help but then you narrow your market for milk contracts. Autumn block, calving in August onto standing hay could be a neat idea. You may be able to graze cows right through to November but I can't see how you'd get away without buffer feeding and then how do you incentivise cows to graze when they know they get fed. I think it would work as a collaboration as part of a big arable enterprise. [/QUOTE]
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