Online Sheep Conference 2022: Pasture productivity

Wednesday 2nd February, 8:00pm

CAFRE together with industry partners, Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), National Sheep Association (NSA), Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) and Northern Ireland Meat Export Association (NIMEA) bring a series of webinars discussing ‘bringing resilience and productivity together’.

Leading industry experts and innovative farmers will provide the latest thinking and to share their experiences on how to make a sheep business work in these changing times.

With increasing fertiliser costs on everyone’s mind, the first instalment of the conference will examine how to grow and utilise more grass.

Speakers and topics of discussion:

• Charlie Morgan, independent grassland consultant, will look at how best to optimise grass production on a range of farm types.
• Philip Creighton, Teagasc, will examine the latest techniques to maximise grass utilisation as there is no point in growing it to waste it.
• Clement Lynch, local farmer, will explain how he has adopted the latest grass thinking and technologies onto his farm to benefit his business.

Registration is now open

This event requires registration. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email message with instructions on how to join.