Teagasc/Glanbia Future Farm Walks - Donal Kavanagh
The Future Farm Programme is the third evolution of the Teagasc / Glanbia Ireland knowledge transfer programme.
It will harness advancements in technology and farm practices to support farmers to make the necessary changes for a profitable and sustainable future.
The agenda for the day will be as follows:
1. Introduction (Sandra Hayes/Host Farmer) - Review of breeding plans and policies with host farmer and plans for the future.
2. ICBF - New updates on sire advice, bull teams, dairy calf index, sex semen.
3. Animal Health (George Ramsbottom/Joris Somers) - Importance of milk recording, calving reports and using that data for the herd plus herd health.
4. Sustainability (Teagasc/Thomas Ryan) - Breeding for the Future Herd and the Glanbia Sustainability Action Payment, scheme details.
Farmer |
Location |
Date |
Time |
Register |
Donal Kavanagh |
Baltinglass, Co Wicklow, W91 YD25 |
5th April |
11am |
Donal is farming near Baltinglass Co. Wicklow. He is farming 154Ha of which 45Ha are owned. He has a milking platform of 68Ha. He milked 258 cows in 2019. He had a winter milk contract & he calves around 70 cows in the Autumn. The plan is to milk 220 cows & keep 60 replacement units. For more on Donal click here.
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