Solohead Farm
@SoloheadFarm1
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Solohead Farm owned by Tipperary Co-op and used for applied dairy research since 1976
Joined July 2023
Nodules on white and red clover seedlings five weeks after sowing at Solohead. Current daily growth rate is 70 kg/ha without fertiliser N.
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RT @teagasc: Solohead has garnered huge farmer interest in recent years. Implementing a zero nitrogen input strategy on grass-clover swards….
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RT @bryanjdaniels: It's just not a good year for growth. But our clover is keeping pace with the fields that are getting normal N levels ht….
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RT @bryanjdaniels: Clover is starting to get going. It's been a long wait but we have gotten 5 grazing off this reseed from last year. A mi….
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RT @ImeldaAnneCasey: Funded #PhD opportunity @SETUIreland with Dr @ImeldaAnneCasey @DeptOfSciSETU Dr James Humphreys (@Teagasc) (@Solohead….
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RT @CircAgricGHG: On the Solohead Research Farm in Ireland, @teagasc Livestock Systems are testing systems of pasture-based dairy productio….
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RT @LimTippOrganic: Farm walk on Wed 24 April at 6.30pm at Solohead farm E34PF58. Looking at management of grass/clover swards. To book te….
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RT @pippa_hackett: I visited Solohead a couple of years ago and met with principal research officer Dr James Humphreys. A must visit for an….
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RT @Walsh50Brendan: A short reprieve from the fliuch thankfully. 1200 cover on this paddock, heading into its second season of zero N http….
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RT @ImeldaAnneCasey: Chance to hear the latest on LoCAM dairy Low Carbon Dairying @SoloheadFarm1 @teagasc @DeptOfSciSETU @nuig funded by @a….
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Dr. James Humphreys will feature tomorrow morning at 9.30am on The Signpost Series to discuss the LoCAM - Dairy Project. To register click on the link below.
Dr. James Humphreys, Principal Research Officer, Solohead Farm, Teagasc will join tomorrow's episode of #TheSignpostSeries at 9:30am to discuss the LoCAM-Dairy Project. Register here @TeagascEnviron @FDISkillnet @DairySusIreland
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In case you missed @Owen_Cashman on the Signpost Series last week you can watch the presentation below ‘Lowering the carbon and ammonia footprints of pasture based dairy production at @SoloheadFarm1’
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RT @teagasc: Owen Cashman, Phd Student, Solohead Farm, Teagasc will join tomorrow's episode of #TheSignpostSeries at 9:30am to discuss lowe….
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Covers increased by 100kg/ha in the last 9 days. The farm has a healthy green appearance; growth is kicking off. We normally get a flush of N mineralisation after frosty weather. N from slurry spread last week is kicking in. We plan to spread no fertiliser N on the farm this year
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RT @teagasc: At Solohead Research Farm, we have been investigating the potential for lowering the carbon footprint of pasture-based milk pr….
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Article published by @mereWanderer in the Journal of Cleaner Production part of the @Dairy4Future project. ‘Factors influencing the carbon footprint of milk production on dairy farms with different feeding strategies in western Europe’. @ImeldaAnneCasey .
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RT @Owen_Cashman: Congratulations to @ImeldaAnneCasey on this award! Delighted to be involved in a project that is a culmination of years o….
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Growth at Solohead was 61 this week. Cows are going into heavy covers but clean outs are excellent. Most of the paddocks are close to 50% clover. Cows have no trouble grazing down to a low residual.
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SOLOHEAD FARM UPDATE 08/09/23: .FARM COVER 1250 KGS DM/HA.GROWTH 86KGS DM/HA.COVER/COW 485KGS DM.MILK YLD 17LTRS.PR 3.88%.BF 4.72%.MILK SOLIDS/COW/DAY 1.50KGS.FEEDING 1KGS/HD/DAY OF CONC.DM 20%.SOIL TEMP 17.7 DEGREES.S.R. 2.89
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