An Investigation into the Role and Effectiveness of Scottish Monitor Farms

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Appendix 9: Community Group Workshop Data Collection Forms

ADAS Monitor Farms Review 2008 Event: Argyll 7

Your Farms Physical Information. Use acres or ha but please ring which is used please.

Before Monitor Farm

Now

As a result of Monitor Farm (please tick)

Notes

Acres/Ha Grass

Acres/Ha Arable

Acres/ha Grass In Bye

Acres/ha Hill

Beef Suckler Cows

Suckler Calved Heifers

Calves Produced/Year

Hill Ewes

Hill Ewes Lambing %

Hill Lambs Sold Finished

Hill Lambs Sold Stores

Hill Ewe Lambs Sold/Retained for breeding

In Bye Ewes

In Bye Ewes Lambing %

In Bye Lambs Sold Finished

In Bye Lambs Sold Stores

In Bye Lambs Sold/Retained for breeding

Lambs Bought In For Finishing

Store Cattle Bought In

Store Cattle Sold Finished

Other Notes on Physical Performance, e.g. calving interval, DLWG in cattle, Lambing %

Impact on Your Farms Financial Results

We would like your opinion on changes you think are due to being involved and lessons learned from the Monitor Farm programme. Costs saved from usage level basically means did you get more efficient and for example cut down veterinary medicine bills etc. If you have data to hand you can use your actual, otherwise we will help you estimate the changes, if any.

FINANCIAL

£ Change Since Monitor Farm. Net of Price Changes + or - sign please.

Notes

Suckler Cow Margins

Breeding Ewe Margins

Beef Cattle Margins

Arable Margins

Cost savings from the level of use means did you save any inputs costs e.g. by not using a mineral that you learnt was not required through the monitor programme.

Cost Savings from level of use if any:

Feed

Minerals

Veterinary

Fertiliser

Contractors

Bedding

AI

Seed

Sprays

Electricity

Labour

Other. specify

Impact on Your Farms Financial Results

Cost increases from usage levels. This means did you increase inputs e.g. of feed, to get for example more milk or increase fertiliser to carry more stock or grow more silage

Cost Increases from level of use if any

£ Change Since Monitor Farm Net of Price Changes

Notes

Feed

Minerals

Veterinary

Fertiliser

Contractors

Bedding

AI

Seed

Sprays

Electricity

Labour

Other Specify

General Investment

Have you invested funds in any of the following.

Please list only those investment that are as a direct result of those you have learned during the Monitor Programme to date or anticipated in the near future.

ITEM

Tick if Yes

If Yes Cost £

NOTES:- Please state to date or investment anticipated

Increasing Stock Numbers, Animal Cost

Buildings

ITEM

Tick if Yes

If Yes Cost £

NOTES:- Please state to date or anticipated

Energy Saving

Stock Handling

Isolation

Silage Clamps

Slurry Storage

Dirty Water Separation

Drainage

Land Purchase

Land Renting

Diversification

Machinery. Specify

Any Other Comments on Changes you have made to date on your farm or those you plan to make as a result of what you have learned from the Monitor Farm.

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