OCAE was established in August 1997 and registered in April 1998. Founded on the back of a thriving agricultural consultancy OCAE aims to tackle increasing environmental concerns relating to land use, using environmental best practice coupled with sound agricultural advice. OCAE provides a unique package, tailored to client's specific requirements.
OCAE consultants provide quality environmental and agricultural advice with technical support to our public and private client base. We provide value added professional services, addressing the environmental, technical and commercial challenges faced in this dynamic environment.
There are four main areas to the business as outlined below, each sector is managed by specific consultants with expertise and a proven track record in their given field.
Specific areas of expertise include;
Environmental Consultancy
OCAE provide environmental consultancy to a wide variety of clients from public to private sector, specifically the food drinks and meat industries and local authorities, concentrating on a specialist nutrient management planning and landbank management services for the re-use of organic product to agricultural land.
Other environmental consultancy areas covered by OCAE include;
- Waste License Applications; Licenses, Permits (Storage & Collection)
- Environmental Impact Assessment & Statement preparation - expertise on agriculture/ equine industry - expert witness
- Environmental Compliance Advice and Auditing; Waste Packaging, WEEE Waste Management Plans for B2B
- Site Assessment; Air, Soil and Water Sampling
- Hydrogeological statements
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Bloodstock Management
OCAE provides an independent specialist consultancy service to the bloodstock sector with particular emphasis on correcting mineral deficiencies and imbalances in the soil and grass.
OCAE has developed a farm scan procedure using detailed soil, herbage, diet and animal tissue analyses for diagnosing and correcting inherent or induced mineral imbalances. The farm scan procedure is tailored for each individual client.
OCAE also provide specialist advice on grassland management including:
- Appropriate nutrient recommendations
- Grass establishment techniques
- Grass seed selection
- Weed control
- Grazing Management
- Farm Machinery & Equipment reviews
OCAE are currently servicing over 40 stud farms in Ireland & abroad and is an approved REPS planning agency for the Department of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries for the preparation of agri-environmental plans for participants in the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme (REPS).
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Research & Development
OCAE Consultants Limited field trial research station is located at Ballinderry Farm, Enfield, Co. Meath. Replicated field trials are conducted to investigate the performance of organic fertilizers as part of husbandry regimes. A multi-disciplinary project management team oversee the trials programme from field work to report dossier completion. Data from this research has been presented at national and international conferences. OCAE has a strong commitment to communicate our research findings to support clients and farmers and welcome contacts from other research organisations. OCAE currently conduct trials on behalf of Cre, Local Authories and industry.
Specialist research has been undertaken in other areas, namely the Bloodstock sector and we are continually appraising research opportunities.
OCAE also has the facility to conduct field trials on a contract basis for clients in the areas of agrochemical and nutrient field evaluation and the preparation of technical dossiers for product registration.
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Agricultural Consultancy
OCAE's main area of agricultural advice is Landbank Assessment and Management; including Nutrient Management Planning for IPPC licenses and on-farm.
We provide additional consultancy services in the following areas;
- Compliance with the Nitrates Directive for IPPC clients and farmers
- Agricultural consultancy to farmers; REPS, animal & crop husbandry
- Laboratory Analysis; Soil, Water, Herbage, Blood and Animal Tissue
- Farm Business Management; Business and Financial planning on-farm, alternative enterprise
- C.P.O. for stud farms and landowners, Compensation Reporting
- Professional Witness Reports - Crops & Horses
- Bloodstock & Grassland Management
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