Northern Ireland Sheep Programme – Maximising Lamb Performance at Grass

Thursday 6^th May 2021, 8.00pm – 9.00pm

Northern Ireland Sheep Programme is a joint collaboration between CAFRE, Dunbia and the Irish Farmers Journal. Northern Ireland Sheep Programme (NISP) are hosting an event on Thursday 6^th May 2021, 8.00pm. This event will provide a background to the Northern Ireland Sheep Programme (NISP) and will also focus on maximising lamb performance at grass, highlighting the practices on a Northern Ireland Sheep Programme farm and the CAFRE Beef and Sheep Centre.

The topics to be covered during this event will include:

• Background to the NISP
• Maximising lamb performance at grass featuring Roy and Marilyn Mayers – Tempo, Co Fermanagh
• Maximising lamb performance at grass featuring CAFRE Beef and Sheep Centre

Chair:

• Hannah McNelis – Beef and Sheep Adviser, CAFRE

Panel:

• Senan White – Beef and Sheep Adviser, CAFRE
• Roy and Marilyn Mayers – NI Sheep Programme Participant Farmers
• Kieran Mailey – Deputy Northern Editor, Irish Farmers Journal
• Dr Eileen McCloskey, Sheep Technologist, CAFRE

If you have any specific questions you would like to raise, you are welcome to send these in advance by emailing them to hannah.mcnelis@daera-ni.gov.uk.  These can then be answered by the panel during the event.

Registration is now open

URL – https://nigov.webex.com/nigov/onstage/g.php?MTID=e5ff7c32d0b90dd714d3a702644eb2e30

Please note: You can join the event from 7.45pm, it will start promptly at 8.00pm. It is advisable to download the WebEx application in advance.