Pasture to Profit

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Ragwort Totally Out of Control.....But Does Anyone Care?

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"United We Stand, Divided We Fall" quote from Aesop (620BC-560BC). You will see this is not a recent quote & it seems to have...
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Pasture based Dairyfarm Expansion....Think Water!

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This week I have made some changes to the blog which I hope will make it more interesting to visit. If you look down the right hand side of ...
Thursday, 29 July 2010

Dairy Farmers Need to Regularly Test for Soil Organic Matter

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Soil Organic Matter is a very good measure of how sustainable agriculture really is today. Soil Organic Matter (SOM) is usually highest unde...
Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Rain Very Welcome But Don't Get Too Excited

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Most of the UK, Brittany & coastal parts of Northern Ireland are very dry & this is severely affecting pasture growth on most grass ...
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Monday, 28 June 2010

Wonderful French Hospitality on Breton Grass based Dairyfarms

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"Pasture to Profit" grass based dairy farmers from England, Wales & Northern Ireland again visited Brittany in France & we...
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Thursday, 17 June 2010

Future lies in Milk, Surplus Heifers & Energy Sales

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Most UK dairy farmers probably believe that what remains of Dairy R & D is primarily for the benefit of farmers. But is this still true?...
Sunday, 6 June 2010

YES, BUT!......YES, BUT, NO, BUT, YES, BUT!

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The more that it (dairy heifer rearing in different countries) is different, the more that it is the same. This could be a summary of the r...
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Pasture to Profit
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Tom Phillips proudly a Kiwi. I'm based at the New Centre of Excellence in Farm Business Management, Massey University, New Zealand.The Centre is a joint project of both Massey & Lincoln Universities. International Low Cost Pasture based Dairy Industry Consultant has worked in New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Ireland & France.Expert in grazing management & dairy farm business management,Onfarm Discussion Group facilitation & training. I am a strong advocate for pasture based dairy farming partly because it is environmentally & animal friendly with a low carbon footprint but also it creates a profitable strong business which is family friendly.
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