BGS National Grassland Management Competition 2010

BGS

Growhow DLF Trifolium

To provide the judges with some overall facts about your farm and grassland management policies prior to the on-farm judging, please complete this questionnaire. You may enclose other details that you consider appropriate.

Full Enterprise/Farm Costs

The availability of enterprise and/or full farm costs will be positively considered by the judges. These will be treated with strict confidentiality and can be made available on the day of the farm visit if you prefer.

First Name: *

Surname: *

Local Grassland Society:

Address: *

Postcode: *

Email: *

Tel: *

SECTION A

** LOCAL SOCIETY ENTRANTS SHOULD COMPLETE SECTIONS A AND B **

** REGIONAL WINNERS SHOULD COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS A TO E **

SECTION B

STOCK

Please fill in all the sections below that apply by selecting the stock type

DAIRY COWS

Please list the number of dairy cows for each breed, including youngstock and outline your breeding policy:

Milk Production:

If organic, please state conversion date:

Herd type:

Pedigree herd

Milk Record (NMR or CIS)

Average age of heifers at calving: months

Milking frequency:

once a day

twice a day

three times a day

robotic milking

State calving period:

Housing System

Cubicles: % of herd

Loose yards: % of herd

Herd Costings

Please complete this section or upload/enclose a copy of your latest 12 month rolling results

Upload your supporting document:

Costings for year ending:

Average cows in herd:

(number)

Milk sold per cow: litres

Yield from forage: litres

Yield from grazed grass: litres

Butterfat: %

Protein: %

Bactoscan:

Cell count:

Milk Price: pence per litre

Concentrate use: kg per cow

Concentrate price: £ per tonne

Total purchased feed costs: £

Average stocking rate: cows per ha

WINTER FEEDING AND SUPPLEMENTATION

Winter forage feeding system:

Self feed

Easy feed using a loader

Forage box

Mixer wagon

Briefly describe your winter feeding regime:

SUCKLER BEEF

Please list the number of cattle for each breed (including youngstock and bulls) and outline your breeding policy:

Heifer Replacements:

Home reared

Purchased

Heifer calving age:

Calving period:

Please include spring/autumn herd and to/from dates

Briefly describe your winter feeding regime:

How are stock marketed?:

FINISHING CATTLE

Are the cattle homebred or purchased?:

Homebred

Purchased

If purchased, explain purchase policy, breeds and numbers:

Finishing start age:

Please state the age at purchased and weaning

Performance:

Briefly describe your winter feeding regime:

How are stock marketed?:

** SECTIONS C to E SHOULD ONLY BE COMPLETED BY REGIONAL WINNERS CONTINUING TO THE NATIONAL ROUND OF THE COMPETITION **

LOCAL SOCIETY ENTRANTS CAN SKIP THESE SECTIONS - PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY FORM BY CLICKING THE BUTTON AT THE END OF THIS PAGE.

SECTION C

GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

Grazing System

Turnout dates:

Please include the dates for all stock that applies to your farm

Housing dates:

Please include the dates for all stock that applies to your farm

Describe your policy for supplimenting grazing stock - Include concentrate/forage type:

How do you optimise your use of grazing?:

Grass Improvement & Reseeding Policy

Explain your grassland improvement policy including details of grass & clover varieties sown:

Nutrient Use

Nitrogen Use

Please type the amount, then in the following box select the mesurement you are using

What is the nitrogen use on grassland:

measurement:

Explain your policy on Nitrogen (N) use and why this is appropriate on your farm:

Explain your policy on Phosphorus (P) use:

Explain your policy on Potassium (K) use:

Conserved Forages - Grass Silage

Please give quantity and quality details for conserved forages fed in winter

Quantity:

Please include the area of 1st and 2nd cut etc. and the type i.e. clamped, round bailed etc.

Silage Quality - First cut

Date silage made:

DM: %

ME:

CP: %

Ammonia N:

Silage Quality - Second cut

Date silage made:

DM: %

ME:

CP: %

Ammonia N:

Describe alternative forages grown and how they are utilised, including Maize and Wholecrop:

Machinery Policy:

Please give details of your machinery policy including the proportion of field operations carried out by contractors.

SECTION D

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Environmental Schemes

What schemes do you participate in?:

Proportion of farm in an NVZ: %

Summarise what actions you have taken to farm in an environmentally beneficial way:

SECTION E

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please give details of any farm assurance schemes which you are certified:

How have you cooperated with other farmers to improve efficiencies and save costs?:

e.g. Labour sharing, buying goups etc.

Describe what you have done to put research into practice or innovative practices which improve your grassland management:

Is there anything you would like to add to your application?:

You may wish to upload a document/image:

Members

BGS Members BGS is a membership organisation which acts as a communication forum, through events and publications, for the profitable and sustainable use of grass and forage.

Local Societies

Use our Local Society directory to locate your nearest societies, information resources and experts on grassland farming and foraging.

	In parlour feeders	Out of parlour feeders	On top of silage in feed troughs	Forage box	Complete diet
Housing
Grazing

	Feed to yield	Step rate	Flat rate	Total mixed ration only
Housing
Grazing

	Forage based throughout	Intensive throughout	Forage based followed by intensive
Heifers
Steers
Young Bulls

	None	Low <10%	Mod 10% - 40%	High >40%
Grazing
Silage

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BGS National Grassland Management Competition 2010