CAFRE to host ‘Profit from Pasture – Striving for Sustainability’ events
June 18, 2024
Grazed grass remains the cheapest form of feed available on beef and sheep farms. Well managed grass swards help to maximise growth rates of beef cattle and lambs and helps meet the energy requirements of suckler cows during the breeding season. Maximising stock performance from grazed grass is also an excellent way to help reduce the carbon footprint on your farm.
Over the next four weeks College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) beef and sheep advisers are hosting a series of farm walks under the theme of “Profit from Pasture – Striving for Sustainability” highlighting best practice on beef and sheep farms.
Four events will be held on Suckler beef farms and four events will be held on Sheep farms. During the farm walks the host farmers along with CAFRE Beef and Sheep Advisers will be demonstrating a range of grassland management and livestock technologies that are in place and their importance within profitable and sustainable beef and lamb production systems. The walks will cover the management of grazed grass, introducing and managing grass clover swards, suckler cow fertility and the control of flock worm burdens, all essential elements of a sustainable sheep and beef systems. The farm walks will start at 7:30pm and farmers are invited to enrol for the events here.
Dates and venues for the events are outlined below:
Sheep farm walks:
Date | Location |
Wednesday 26th June 7:30pm | John Martin Gordonall Farms, 93 Newtownards Road, Greyabbey, Newtownards, BT22 2QJ |
Wednesday 3rd July 7:30pm | William Egerton 64 Dernavilt Road, Mullaghlass, Rosslea, Co Fermanagh, BT92 7FP |
Monday 8th July 7:30pm | Clement Lynch 42 Tireighter Road, Park, Derry/Londonderry, BT47 4BD |
Wednesday 10th July 7:30pm | Paraic McNeill 20 Millvale Road, Annaclone, Banbridge, BT32 5AG |
Beef farm walks
Date | Location |
Monday 24th June | Bill Harpur 7 Ballymagarry Road, Portrush, Co Antrim, BT56 8NQ |
Wednesday 3rd July | David Wright 58 Dyan Road, Caledon, Co Tyrone, BT68 4XG |
Friday 5th July | Oliver McKenna 12 Tulnafoile Road, Eskra, Omagh, Co Tyrone, |
Friday 19th July | Michael Griffith Saintfield House Est, 71 Old Belfast Road, Ballynahinch, County Down, BT24 7EY |
CAFRE invites all farmers who have an interest in beef and sheep enterprise profitability and sustainability to come along for a very informative evening.