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Farm visit 13 November 2009

Dungannon Beef Monitor Farm Group - Douglas McKenzie

Farm visit  13 November 2009

Stop 1- Field 8 River Field

Re seeding technique – Minimal Cultivation
  • Grazed off tight and sprayed off with glyphosate in August
  • Power harrowed twice
  • Sown with Einboch on 23rd September
  • Rolled in early October
Fertiliser and lime
  • Fertilizer to be applied in spring
  • 2 tonnes per acre of lime applied
Grass seed mix
  • 2 kg Dunloy Perennial (Late) Tetraploid
  • 2 kg Dunluce Perennial (Intermediate)
  • 2 kg Ensign clover blend (Consists of 50% Crusader, 25 % Alice, 25 % Barblanca)
  • 2.5 kg Pastour Perennial (Late)
  • 2.5 kg Spelga Perennial (Intermediate)
  • 3 kg Tyrella Perennial (Late)
Total 14 kg per acre

Stop 2 - Field 6 Back hill

Re seeding technique – Conventional re seed
  • Grazed off tight and sprayed off with glyphosate in August
  • Ploughed on 15th of August
  • Power harrowed twice
  • Sown with Einboch on 11th of September
  • Rolled after sowing
Fertiliser and lime
  • Fertiliser to be applied in spring
  • 2 tonnes per acre of lime applied
Grass seed mix
  • 2 kg Dunloy Perennial (Late) Tetraploid
  • 2 kg Dunluce Perennial (Intermediate)
  • 2 kg Ensign clover blend (Consists of 50% Crusader, 25 % Alice. 25 % Barblanca)
  • 2.5 kg Pastour Perennial (Late)
  • 2.5 kg Spelga Perennial (Intermediate)
  • 3 kg Tyrella Perennial (Late)
Total 14 kg per acre

Stop 3 - Field 3 Orchard

Re seeding technique – Conventional re seed
  • Coming out of winter wheat.  
  • Ploughed 20th September
  • One run of the power harrow- needed two
  • Sowed with Einboch on 23rd of September 2009
  • Not rolled
Fertiliser, Nutrients and pH
  • Fertiliser to be applied in spring
  • No lime required
Grass seed mix
  • 1 kg  Crusader white clover
  • 2 kg  Dromore Perennial  (Late)
  • 2 kg  Dunloy Perennial (Late) Tetraploid
  • 3 kg  Dunluce Perennial (Intermediate)
  • 2 kg  Portrush
  • 3 kg  Portstewart Perennial (Intermediate)
  • 1 kg  Tyrella Perennial (Late)

Stop 4 - Drumderg Hill (Field not viewed on previous visit)

Re seeding technique – Conventional re seed
  • Coming out of winter wheat.  
  • Ploughed 20th September.
  • One run of the power harrow.
  • Sowed with Einboch on 23rd of September 2009.
Fertiliser, Nutrients and pH
  • Fertiliser to be applied in Spring.
  • Lime applied at 2 tonnes per acre.
Grass seed mix
  • 2 kg Dunloy Perennial (Late) Tetraploid
  • 2 kg Dunluce Perennial (Intermediate)
  • 2 kg Ensign clover blend (Consists of 50% Crusader, 25 % Alice. 25 % Barblanca)
  • 2.5 kg Pastour Perennial (Late)
  • 2.5 kg Spelga Perennial (Intermediate)
  • 3 kg Tyrella Perennial (Late
  Field size (Acres) Comments on  
previous sward/field/crop		 Proposed Management/Reseeding
method		 Date of reseeding Future use/Plans
River field (Stop 2) 7
  • Old weed grasses present
  • Docks and ragweed
  • Clover present in sward
  • Field not suitable for ploughing
  • Concerns over success of minimal cultivation in a matty bottom sward
  • To be eaten off very tight
  • To be sprayed off with glyphosate
  • Minimal cultivation and reseeding
  • Lime required
23/09/09
Reseeded as Minimal cultivation
 Grazing
(2kg per acre of white clover in mix)
Back hill
(Stop 3)		 5.5
  • Already drained
  • High level of weed grasses
  • Not much clover present
  • Already sprayed with glyphosate
  • Conventional reseed to follow
  • Lime required
 11/09/09
Conventional Reseed		 Grazing
(2kg per acre of white clover in mix)
Orchard Field
(Stop 4)		 5
  • Field in winter wheat
  • Crimping of grain should allow for earlier harvest
  • To be sprayed off pre or post harvest
  • Conventional reseed
  • Lime required
 23/09/09
Conventional Reseed		 Cutting
(1kg per acre of white clover in mix)
Drumderg Hill 7
  • Coming out of  Winter Wheat
  • Conventional reseed
 23/09/09
Conventional Reseed		 Grazing
(2kg per acre of white clover in mix)