Teagasc was keen to espouse the benefits of reseeding to farmers at the recent Beef 2014 event in Grange and said it could help save €300 per year.Philip Creighton and Michael O’Donovan of Teagasc’s Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre in Athenry and Moorepark highlighted that many farms in Ireland have swards that cannot grow enough grass during the year, especially in spring and autumn. They said this is mainly due to the absence of productive perennial rye grasses in pastures.
Teagasc research has shown that economically, pastures with a low proportion of perennial rye grass are costing farmers up to €300/ha/year due to a loss of dry matter (DM) production and reduced nitrogen use efficiency during the growing season.
If the cost of reseeding is estimated at approximately €700/ha, the increased profitability of the reseeded pasture would cover this cost in just over two years.
This means reseeding is one of the most cost effective on-farm investments.
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