The Clover Reporter with Jim White
The Grass10 team would like to introduce you to a new section of the Grass10 newsletter, The Clover Reporter. This section will give weekly reports and videos from farmers who have a lot of clover established on their farms.
These farms are continuing to establish more clover into their grass-clover swards for animal performance and nitrogen reduction gains. We will keep you updated on the challenges and opportunities they face on their journey.
This week's Clover Reporter is Jim White from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Name: Jim White
Location: Clonmel, Co.Tipperary
Enterprise: Dairy
Soil Type: Dry Soils
% Farm In Clover: 32% (21.4ha)
% From Reseeding: 49% (10.4ha)
% From Oversowing: 51% (11ha)
Clover content 2021: 18% on 21.4ha
Clover varieties: Buddy (medium leaf size), Chieftain (medium leaf size), & Coolfin (small leaf size)
Seeding Rate/Ac: 5 kg/ac - oversown, 2 kg/ac - reseed
Methods Used: Reseed - One pass, Oversow - Mooredrill
Why Clover?: Sees clover as a sustainable option for the future and it needs to be exploited to its full potential.
1st Rotation Management: Currently grazing high clover content paddocks now with freshly calved cows. Cover of 1,000kg DM/ha.
Jim's Top Tip For Clover: Need to be a top class grass farmer before you can be a good grass/clover farmer. Need to be on PastureBase and measuring weekly for a few years to be able to manage clover.
See the latest grass10 newsletter at: Grass10 Newsletter - 1st February 2022