Heifers E Black Falcon Star. 350 kg per hectare of applied Nitrogen annually. The first application of 58 kg N per hectare as urea on 20 January with 50 kg N per hectare after each grazing. For the last grazing urea is applied at 58 kg N per hectare. The aim is to economically fill the quota.
Costs are monitored and controlled, the emphasis is on profit.
The farm was managed with a clear goal in mind. Group membership was influencing management decisions. The farmer was focused on expansion via the leasing route. Seamus Quigley Aim to expand the current farm business via leasing to milk 200 cows efficiently. To manage the business and employ stockmen to milk.