Farm Grazing/Infrastructure Design - Consultants or Experts

[crcrofton]

We're looking for any recommendations of capable advisers looking at designing farming water infrastructure at a large scale? Farm layouts, efficient paddocks/fencing and water infrastructure for livestock. Thank you

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Wish I had put in 32mm water pipe as a main, up through the farm, as I think 32mm would have less turbulence and therefore less pressure loss during it's length, but no one told me that before I put in about 1000 m!

 

[mezz]

We're looking for any recommendations of capable advisers looking at designing farming water infrastructure at a large scale? Farm layouts, efficient paddocks/fencing and water infrastructure for livestock. Thank you

Grasstec do a lot here, but also UK, good quality of work, but all dairy focused. This booklet may be helpful: https://www.teagasc.ie/publications/2017/dairy-farm-infrastructure-handbook.php

 

[onesiedale]

We're looking for any recommendations of capable advisers looking at designing farming water infrastructure at a large scale? Farm layouts, efficient paddocks/fencing and water infrastructure for livestock. Thank you

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index...planned-holistic-grazing-for-starters.224870/
There's been plenty of discussion along in this thread about grazing infrastructure. It really is a mine of information and plenty to set you thinking.

When you say large scale, are you looking at 1-200 acres or 7-800 acres +. Are you looking at beef, sheep or dairy?

 

[crcrofton]

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index...planned-holistic-grazing-for-starters.224870/
There's been plenty of discussion along in this thread about grazing infrastructure. It really is a mine of information and plenty to set you thinking.

When you say large scale, are you looking at 1-200 acres or 7-800 acres +. Are you looking at beef, sheep or dairy?

We're beef and sheep at 16,000 acres now but looking to move towards 50,000 and 100,000 acre size. We'll maintain individual modular suckler farms at 3,000 acres but will grow the forage operations larger.

 

[crcrofton]

Grasstec do a lot here, but also UK, good quality of work, but all dairy focused. This booklet may be helpful: https://www.teagasc.ie/publications/2017/dairy-farm-infrastructure-handbook.php

Thank you. I'm in touch with Grasstec.

 

[Muddyroads]

We're beef and sheep at 16,000 acres now but looking to move towards 50,000 and 100,000 acre size. We'll maintain individual modular suckler farms at 3,000 acres but will grow the forage operations larger.

I’m guessing you’re not in the UK then?

 

[crcrofton]

I’m guessing you’re not in the UK then?

I'm based offshore in the UK but our farming operations are in China.

 

[Muddyroads]

I'm based offshore in the UK but our farming operations are in China.

Sounds worthy of a few photos if they’re allowed?

 

[crcrofton]

Sounds worthy of a few photos if they’re allowed?

There you go.. a few photos gives you a good idea.

 

[sheepdogtrail]

@crcrofton

It looks very beatiful. What part of China is that? Is the farm 1 continues piece or is it made up of different pieces? Do you have restrictions by the gov on what you can build or do?

 

[JD-Kid]

would realy depend on what kinda grazing if paddocks used for cropping etc soil types flat hilly size of mobs
water system pumping tanks etc
looking at snow guessing cold winters
realy want good laneways. working yards in diffrent areas and can be loaded out from those yards.
be a big project more so if blank canvas but easyer to do it nothing there or basic
thinking ahead would it be watered with pivots or latural overhead units. that may change fence layout.
type of stock fatterned or store stock feeding out in field or feed lotted
do you ring fence bigger blocks then if got cheep labour. break fence it so better to crop or fence into smaller blocks with less labour

 

[onesiedale]

We're beef and sheep at 16,000 acres now but looking to move towards 50,000 and 100,000 acre size. We'll maintain individual modular suckler farms at 3,000 acres but will grow the forage operations larger.

Try RCS , Australia.

 

[crcrofton]

Try RCS , Australia.

RCS don't want to work in China

 

[crcrofton]

@crcrofton

It looks very beatiful. What part of China is that? Is the farm 1 continues piece or is it made up of different pieces? Do you have restrictions by the gov on what you can build or do?

Inner Mongolia. Multiple farms

 

[deleted user 837354]

Looks absolutely idyllic.

You need some serious long term advice before spending a cent I would suggest. A grass-based system on that kind of landscape will be utterly ace.

 

[beardface]

Inner Mongolia. Multiple farms

What's the climate like. What's parasites like? Much bother with fly? Looks nice and empty. Do you spend a lot of time there?

 

[sheepdogtrail]

Do you have a RFP?

 

[Formatted]

James Daniels is your man https://precisiongrazing.com/

 

[Sid]

What's the climate like. What's parasites like? Much bother with fly? Looks nice and empty. Do you spend a lot of time there?

I reckon biggest could be those that like plain brown envelopes?