Profit from Pasture – Striving for Sustainability
Various Dates
Across NI
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.
Beef farm walks
| Date | Location |
| Monday 24th June 7:30pm | Bill Harpur 7 Ballymagarry Road, Portrush, Co. Antrim, BT56 8NQ |
| Wednesday 3rd July 7:30pm | David Wright 58 Dyan Road, Caledon, Co. Tyrone BT68 4XG |
| Friday 5th July 7:30pm | Oliver McKenna 12 Tulnafoile Road, Eskra, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, BT78 2RX |
| Friday 19th July 7:30pm | Michael Griffith Saintfield House Est, 71 Old Belfast Road, Ballynahinch, Co. Down, BT24 7EY |
Sheep farm walks:
| Date | Location |
| Wednesday 26th June 7:30pm | John Martin Gordonall Farms, 93 Newtownards Road, Greyabbey, Newtownards, Co. Down, 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, Derry/Londonderry, Co. Londonderry, BT47 4BD |
| Wednesday 10th July 7:30pm | Paraic McNeill 20 Millvale Road, Annaclone, Banbridge, Co. Down, BT32 5AG |