CAFRE to host ‘Profit from Pasture – Striving for Sustainability’ event in Park village

A Sheep Farm Walk will be held in Park village next month.

The event will be held on Monday, July 8 at the farm of Clement Lynch, (42 Tireighter Road) and is open to all farmers who have an interest in beef and sheep enterprise profitability and sustainability to come along for a very informative evening.

The walk is part of a series of farm walks being held under the theme of “Profit from Pasture – Striving for Sustainability” highlighting best practice on beef and sheep farms.

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.

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