Koks buvo iššūkis / problema?

A poor level of a full understanding among farmers and the the wider agricultural industry of what the key components were to make dairy calf to beef systems profitable and sustainable

Kaip išsprendei problemą?

The Teagasc Green Acres Demonstration Farm Programme was established in 2015 and operated for two phases of three years each. The programme had 10 T19 12 demonstration farms that were implementing best practice in their dairy calf to beef enterprises throu

Kas naujoviška jūsų praktiniu atveju?

• Monthly Teagasc articles in the Farming Independent (a national agri newspaper with a very large readership) nuo 2015 T19 2018 on different topics that influence the profitability of dairy calf to beef systems.

• 3 – 4 farm walks per annum on participat

Kokie yra sėkmės veiksniai sprendžiant problemą?

• Through working closely with the five commercial funding companies in phase one (2015 -2018) of the programme and the six companies in phase two of the programme (2018 – 2021) Teagasc has built and improved the working relationship with each of these co

Išmoktos pamokos

– Time needs to be allocated to disseminating the good work that is achieved on the demonstration farms by both the advisors and the farmers.

– Farmers react much better to watching short videos of what is happening on the demo farms than to reading large articles.

– Short two page fact sheets work well for explaining relatively complex concepts once they are well lid out with tables, graphs, text and relevant photos.

-Working with commercial companies towards a common goal is good for both the Knowledge Transfer Broker and the commercial companies. There are many areas we can collaborate on to use our relevant strengths and expertise and the networking element for both the advisors working on the programme and the farmers is invaluable.

– Online digital media platforms that provide free to air articles to farmers is an excellent method for knowledge transfer when we work together.

Kokį vaidmenį praktikoje atlieka patarėjas ar patarėjų tarnyba?

The advisor and the advisory service plays a central role in the success of my example. The advisor who works full-time on the programme is the key to getting innovation implemented on the demonstration farms and to start the dissemination process. The lo

Ar jūsų požiūris gali būti perkeltas ir (arba) pritaikytas kitiems inovacijų iššūkiams ir regionams?

Taip

Numatomas perkeliamumas skalėje nuo 1 T19 5

(kur 1 yra lengvas ir 5 labai sunku)

1

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Pearse kelly

pearse.kelly@teagasc.ie

Nuoroda į išorinę informaciją

https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/beef/demonstration-farms/previous-programmes/green-acres-calf-to-beef/