Making the Most of Soils for Grassland

A practical course for farming families.

 

Why?

Soil compaction

Reduces grass yield- Cost £100 -£200/ ha

Reduces response to fertiliser by up to 50% - Doubling the cost of production

 

Planned applications of manures and fertilisers

Save money- In 2011 a Farming Connect Demonstration farm saved £4000 on fertiliser by   following a GDC nutrient management plan

 

Participants Will

·         Find out how texture, structure and soil health affect grassland production

·         Learn how to use soil analyses to plan applications of manures and fertilisers

·         Know how to improve soils on their own farm to improve  profitability

 

 

Benefit from well managed soils

 

·         Save money on fertilisers

·         Use manures and fertilisers more efficiently

·         Are more resilient to water logging and drying out

·         Warm up more quickly in the spring and cool down more slowly in the autumn

·         Withstand grazing better in the spring and autumn 

·         Maintain sward yields and quality for longer

·         Improve livestock profitably

·         Meet cross compliance  legislation

·         Reduce  the farm carbon footprint

 

  

Meets YESS scheme training requirements

Eligible Businesses can access 80% Farming Connect Funding

 

 

For details phone Grassland Development Centre (GDC) 01970 823058 or book  a place  with  Adrian Harvey 01970 622368 / abscbookings@aber.ac.uk