TECHNICAL SERVICES

What is the most appropriate Grazing Management System for your needs? Getting the most out of a continuous Grazing System or adopting rotational grazing to improve yields, feed quality and utilisation. Advice on what equipment there is available along with links to suppliers of equipment. Calculating Dry Matter supply and demand and how best to utilise the most grass, shift frequency, rotation length, grass recovery period etc. Pasture measuring and monitoring methods and feed budgeting.

With improved Forage Analysis and by assessing other available feeds, Livestock Rations can be tailored accordingly for Optimum Performance and Cost Benefit. We assess feed stocks at an early stage along with continued monitoring thereafter so that feed purchases can be matched to what is available and sourcing of feeds can be programmed easily throughout the entire feeding period. 5|Agri provide advice on what feeds offer the best value for money for you, based on their cost delivered, their energy and protein content and any other practical issues such as suitability for your livestock, load size and storage. We offer a full Livestock Rationing service for Beef, Dairy and Sheep, everything you need for improved Herd Management. We can help match your purchased Feed to your home grown Forage and Cereals to give Optimum Performance and Cost Benefit to your Agri Business.

Using our online platform “Agri-Ignite”, we analyse the Technical and Financial Performance of your Business to recommend improvements. It is important to us that any changes are also linked to the strategic objectives of the business. Whether it's Grazing, Herd or Business Management support, Agri-Ignite puts you in control.

Your interactions with your livestock are a vital part of your Farm's Performance. We have extensive practical experience in Herd Management and Dairy Farm Consulting and can provide targeted advice to help you with the day-to-day running of your farm. This includes Building Layouts, Handling Facilities, Tagging of Animals and Identification of Potential Risks to Livestock. Everything we do at 5|Agri is customised to your needs, we know how to Maximise Profits by with Strategic Herd Management Planning. CowSignals® training is also available.

Nutrient Management is essential to every farm to ensure that the most valuable asset of any Farm Business is maximised. Utilising web-based software, we provide a login so every client has Full and Effective Oversight of the whole process and can add their records or simply have us do them. We don’t believe in doing things twice so if we already do NVZ work for you we’ve got you covered and ready to go. Links to Precision Farming are also possible from the system.

We provide an independent service to clients looks to buy a robot or maximise their usage. We don’t do sales gimics or try and sell you feed as part of the package, and we welcome the input from your current feed supplier as we alter and tweak the robot settings to get the most out of your investment. Using remote technology, we can tailor our service to your needs.

The demands on your time are changing, with different priorities coming forward in addition to the pressures of daily Grazing and Herd Management. We know that more timely and accurate Financial and Livestock Information Recording is required to make quick decisions, that's why we built our Agri-Ignite platform, enabling you to gather your livestock data quickly and easily. Combining this data with your Business Accounts Information in one place will help you to perform your Farm Business Analysis in one place. It will also enable you to breakdown your business to an enterprise level, identifying where improvements can be made. Our platform will, with your permission, review your data in real time to give the right advice in the right timescale.

NVZ rules require more detailed planning and recording for the use of livestock wastes, bagged fertilisers, storage capacity and stocking density. We will compile your information and provide advice on how to ensure compliance with these rules.

Carbon emissions are an increasingly important measure of farm efficiency. All farmers set out to maximise output from what is brought onto farm and this analysis tool will provide a measure of how well you are using your inputs. Our consultants delivered the Carbon Audits for the Beef Efficiency Scheme (BES) across Scotland.

Our experienced consultants will assist you in assessing your sward for species composition, whether you need to consider re-seeding and the cost-benefit of re-seeding and provide advice on the most appropriate methods of renovating your sward, including full re-seed or overseeding along with all lime, P&K requirements to successfully establish a new sward. Our knowledge extends to the most appropriate seed mixture for cutting, grazing or dual purpose, field location, clover and diverse herbal leys. We also provide up to date advice on seed mixture composition and new varieties and links to seed suppliers.