Mauchline
Ayrshire

By kind invitation of The Sloan family

Meeting sponsored by Yara UK

Thursday, 6th December 2018

Height: 500 ft above sea level.

Rainfall: 55-60 inches per year.

Soil type: Heavy clay soil

Farm area, Acres: 300 owned, 200 rented

Cropping

Silage:

2 cuts usually, if able 3 cuts. All harvested with their own equipment, double class mowers, scattering machine, Class rake and Class 860 chopper.

Cut Acres
1st 280
2nd 250
3rd 140
Big Bale 30
Wholecrop 30

Dairy Herd:

Two separately run herds of 190 Holsteins and 60 Jerseys.
The Holsteins are housed indoors and milked by robots.

Current lactation figures: 11980 kgs 3.98bf, 3.1 protein,

The Jerseys are grazed low input system and milked in the parlour.

Current lactation figures: 6700kgs 6.10 bf 3.98 protein.

Other stock:

260 female replacements and 60 beef crosses.

Fertiliser:

1st Cut:
Slurry applied at 3.500 gal per acre, then 90 units of N.
2nd Cut:
Slurry applied at 3.500 gal per acre, then 70 units of N.
3rd Cut:
Slurry applied at 3.500 gal per acre, then 50 units of N.

Staff:

Robert and Emma
Bryce and Anne
One full time and one part time employee.