GRAZING STUDIES FOR GRASSLAND SHEEP SYSTEMS AT THE HILL FARMING RESEARCH ORGANISATION, U.K.

1984 ◽  
pp. 184-189
Author(s):  
J. Hodgson ◽  
T.J. Maxwell
Keyword(s):  
Perennial Ryegrass ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
Research Organisation ◽  
Hill Farming ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Hill

Studies in the UK on continuously stocked swards dominated by perennial ryegrass show that both net herbage production and lamb output per hectare are maximised when herbage mass is maintained at 1200-I 500 kg OM/ha (3-5 cm surface height) during the main season of growth. The use of this information to define sward management objectives is outlined, and the incorporation of these objectives into the spring and summer phases of a grassland sheep enterprise is illustrated

Alternative sources of meat

1987 ◽  
Vol 1987 ◽  
pp. 5-5
Author(s):  
J.A. Milne ◽  
W.J. Hamilton ◽  
M. Lippert
Keyword(s):  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Red Deer ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Biological Potential ◽  
Alternative Sources ◽  
Hill Farming ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Hill

The possibility of farming deer and goats as alternatives to other forms of ruminant livestock for meat production in the UK has been investigated only relatively recently. The collaborative research between the Rowett Research Institute and the Hill Farming Research Organisation on red deer (Cervus elaphus) was initiated in 1970 and serious consideration of goats as a source of meat has only taken place in the last 5 years. Consequently there is considerably more research information on the red deer than the goat and this is reflected in the length of the discussion on each species in this paper. Moreover the number of red deer being farmed commercially in the UK, estimated to be approximately 7000 animals, is currently greater than the number of goats being reared for meat production. Goat meat is mainly a by-product of the production of milk.Both species have the attributes of producing a lean carcass (5-10% fat), which is acceptable to the consumer, and of having the capability of being farmed over the whole spectrum of hill, upland and lowland swards. Systems of management are firstly described, followed by a discussion of the biological potential that could be exploited by further research and by a consideration of marketing and the economics of current production systems.

scholarly journals THE WORK OF THE HILL FARMING RESEARCH ORGANISATION, SCOTLAND

1976 ◽  
pp. 200-203
Author(s):  
P. Newbould
Keyword(s):  
Research Council ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Staff Management ◽  
Independent State ◽  
Agricultural Research Council ◽  
Research Organisation ◽  
Hill Farming ◽  
The Hill

THE Hill Farming Research Organisation (HFRO) was established in 1954 as an independent state-aided institute with a board of management appointed by the Secretary of State for Scotland. It is financed by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland and receives advice on scientific work and on staff management from the Agricultural Research Council in London.

Science and Hill Farming. Twenty-five Years of Work at the Hill Farming Research Organisation 1954-1979.

1981 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 339
Author(s):  
R. Elfyn Hughes ◽  
Hill Farming Research Organisation
Keyword(s):  
Research Organisation ◽  
Hill Farming ◽  
The Hill

Organic livestock production in the hills and uplands

2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 ◽  
pp. 237-237
Author(s):  
R. Keatinge
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Hill Farming ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Hill ◽  
Organic Livestock Production

Extensively managed grassland (predominantly hill and upland) represents three quarters of the total land area converted to organic production in the UK. This has occurred because of the availability of conversion aid payments, the downturn in conventional lamb prices towards the end of the 1990’s, and a perception that hill and upland farming is already part way towards organic. Organic farming is further encouraged through the Hill Farming Allowance (HFA) scheme, which provides a 10% enhancement for organic production.

Pathways ahead for New Zealand hill country farming

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 73-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.G. Scrimgeour
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Hill Country ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Hill Farming ◽  
The Hill

This paper provides a stocktake of the status of hill country farming in New Zealand and addresses the challenges which will determine its future state and performance. It arises out of the Hill Country Symposium, held in Rotorua, New Zealand, 12-13 April 2016. This paper surveys people, policy, business and change, farming systems for hill country, soil nutrients and the environment, plants for hill country, animals, animal feeding and productivity, and strategies for achieving sustainable outcomes in the hill country. This paper concludes by identifying approaches to: support current and future hill country farmers and service providers, to effectively and efficiently deal with change; link hill farming businesses to effective value chains and new markets to achieve sufficient and stable profitability; reward farmers for the careful management of natural resources on their farm; ensure that new technologies which improve the efficient use of input resources are developed; and strategies to achieve vibrant rural communities which strengthen hill country farming businesses and their service providers. Keywords: farming systems, hill country, people, policy, productivity, profitability, sustainability

Joan Mary Anderson 1932–2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Peter Horton ◽  
Wah Soon Chow ◽  
Christopher Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Thylakoid Membranes ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Organisation ◽  
Lifetime Achievement ◽  
National University ◽  
Jan Anderson ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
Molecular Organisation

Joan Mary (Jan) Anderson pioneered the investigation of the molecular organisation of the plant thylakoid membrane, making seminal discoveries that laid the foundations for the current understanding of photosynthesis. She grew up in Queenstown, New Zealand, obtaining a BSc and MSc at the University of Otago in Dunedin. After completing her PhD at the University of California, she embarked on a glittering career at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and then Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. Not only a gifted experimentalist, Jan was a creative thinker, not afraid to put her insightful and prophetic hypotheses into the public domain. Her many notable achievements include establishing the details and the physiological significance of lateral heterogeneity in the distribution of the two photosystems between stacked and unstacked thylakoid membranes and the dynamic changes in the extent of stacking that occur in response to changes in the light environment. Her investigations brought her into collaboration with prominent researchers throughout the world. Recognised with many honours as a leading scientist in Australia, international recognition included Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Photosynthesis Research, and Honorary Fellowships at Universities in the UK and USA.

An evaluation of the effects of rate of nitrogen fertilisation and stage of maturity on degradability of grass in the rumen

2000 ◽  
Vol 2000 ◽  
pp. 89-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.W.J. Keady ◽  
C.S. Mayne ◽  
D A Fitzpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Perennial Ryegrass ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilisation ◽  
Primary Growth ◽  
Herbage Yield ◽  
Concurrent Study ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Uk

Grass forms the basal forage for the majority of ruminant livestock in Ireland and the UK. Level of nitrogen (N) and harvest date are the two major factors affecting the yield of herbage. In a concurrent study, Keady et al. (1999) concluded that herbage dry matter (DM) yield of the primary growth of a perennial ryegrass sward is increased by 7.9 kg DM/ha/kg N and by 152 kg DM/ha/day delay in harvest respectively. However as herbage yield increases, particularly as a result of delayed harvest, digestibility declines. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of rate of N fertilisation application and harvest date on the degradation characteristics of grass.

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