Grazing youngstock, reaching targets - FULLY BOOKED

Join us for an interactive workshop to learn about how brothers James and Wallace Hendrie can reach heifer pre-bulling target weights on their spring block calving herd while grazing. 

You’ll see how maximising grass utilisation, growth and management can promote stable growth.  And you’ll discover why maintaining the correct energy balance at grass in early lactation, gets heifers off to the best start in their milking career.

Joe Patton from Teagasc, a consultant specialising in nutrition of the grazing herd will examine the farm’s previous performance and share the best options to achieve the targets.

In this session you’ll hear about:

• Grazing plans for young stock and reaching pre- mating growth targets
• The importance of flexibility in grazing to maximise grass utilisation - with reduced detriment to herd potential performance
• Budgeting and planning of grass platforms at start and end of season- managing early and late lactations

Places are limited as the workshop will be an open two-way discussion where you’ll be invited to share your own experiences, knowledge and ideas.

If you are involved in a grazing herd, wanting to improve any of the areas above or are keen to see how this could fit in with your system, then this workshop is for you.

To book your place contact the AHDB KE Events Hub on 01904 771216 or email ke.events@ahdb.org.uk

For more information regarding the event please call Doreen Anderson on 07901 116454 or email doreen.anderson@ahdb.org.uk

About Millands Farm

Millands Farm is a 345 ha grass growing farm, owned by brothers Wallace and James Hendrie.  Alongside Wallace and James there are 2 FT and 3 PT employees

The spring block comprises of 600 cows, producing 5400 l/cow.  Calving starts early March and lasts 12 weeks with 71% calving in the first 6 weeks.  Cows are fed on a bunkered silage system with cake in the parlour and rotational grazing measured and allocated with the ambition to improve their milk from forage.

Learn more about Millands Farm: www.ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence/millands-farm

About Strategic Dairy Farms

Strategic dairy farms aim to help farmers learn from each other through regular on-farm meetings where we will share key performance data and showcase what the best farmers are doing.

They form part of the Optimal Dairy Systems programme which aims to help dairy farmers reduce costs and increase efficiency by focusing on either a tight block or all-year-round calving system.

The growing network of strategic dairy farms have calculated KPIs for their enterprises which are shared at meetings and published online. These are physical and financial performance measures that are critical to success. Farmers can benchmark their businesses against these KPIs to help identify areas for improvement.

Explore our other strategic dairy farms: https://ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence/dairy