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Fodder Shortage – The Options
Fodder Shortage – The Options

If a farmer has 50% of the silage requirements on the farm, there are options available to that farmer.

31 July 2012
Type
Factsheet
Fodder Survey Results – Summary
Fodder Survey Results – Summary

Dairy and drystock farmers in discussion groups were surveyed over the period 17th July 27th July to establish the extent of the fodder problems.

31 July 2012
Type
Factsheet
Cattle Finishing Enterprise – National Farm Survey Results 2011
Cattle Finishing Enterprise – National Farm Survey Results 2011

The performance of the cattle finishing enterprise in 2011 is summarised here. A cattle enterprise is defined as a finishing enterprise if over 70% of the animals are sold for slaughter, approximately 15,700 farms nationally operate this type of cattle enterprise. The data presented here are for enterprises with more than 10 livestock units (lu) in 2011.

25 July 2012
Type
Factsheet
Cereals Enterprise – National Farm Survey Results 2011
Cereals Enterprise – National Farm Survey Results 2011

This publication summarises the results for the major cereal enterprises (Winter wheat and Spring barley) on these farms. In terms of representation, there were 156 farms with a Spring barley enterprise in the survey in 2011, representing approx. 144,ooo hectares. Farms with less than 10 hectares of Winter wheat or Spring barley are excluded from the following analysis.

25 July 2012
Type
Factsheet