Farm Grazing/Infrastructure Design - Consultants or Experts
- Thread starter crcrofton
- Start date
- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
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!
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
- Location
- Derbyshire
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.
Thank you. I'm in touch with Grasstec.
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
I’m guessing you’re not in the UK then?
I'm based offshore in the UK but our farming operations are in China.
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
Sounds worthy of a few photos if they’re allowed?
- Location
- Western Washington
JD-Kid
Member
- Location
- Akaroa.. New Zealand
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
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
- Location
- Derbyshire
Try RCS , Australia.
RCS don't want to work in China
Inner Mongolia. Multiple farms
ollie989898
Member
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.
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
Member
- Location
- East Yorkshire
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?
- Location
- Western Washington
Do you have a RFP?
James Daniels is your man https://precisiongrazing.com/
- Location
- South Molton
I reckon biggest could be those that like plain brown envelopes?