What was the challenge/problem addressed?

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

Hoe heb je het probleem opgelost??

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

Wat is innovatief in jouw praktijkgeval?

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

• 3 – 4 farm walks per annum on participat

Wat zijn de succesfactoren bij het oplossen van het probleem??

• 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

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– 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.

What role does the advisor or advisory service play with the practical case?

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

Kan jouw aanpak worden overgedragen en/of aangepast voor andere innovatie-uitdagingen en regio's??

Ja

Geschatte overdraagbaarheid op een schaal van 1 naar 5

(waar 1 is gemakkelijk en 5 erg moeilijk)

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Voor het delen van de ervaringen met de goede praktijken, Neem contact op

Pearse kelly

pearse.kelly@teagasc.ie

Link to external information

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