Sean Barry

Name:  Sean Barry

Address: Ballyluddy, Pallasgreen, Co Limerick

People working on the farm:      

• Hired: None
• Family: Sean’s parents Pat and Kate

Farm size ha:  53.39ha

Stocking rate kg N / ha:  153kgN/ha (2020)

Teagasc Advisor:              Padraig Fogerty

Main Enterprise:              Dairy

Other Enterprises:           Calf to forward store

Milk solids kg / cow:        495kg/cow sold to co-op 2020

No. of Dairy cows:            67 (average 2020)

Breeding:           

• Dairy – Herd EBI: €159 (2021)
• Replacement heifer EBI: €189 (bulling heifers 2021)
• 6 week calving rate: 93%

Soil type: Heavy soil, 3-4 inch topsoil over blue clay

Grass:  

• Grass grown t DM / ha 2020: 13.1tns DM/ha

Infrasrtructure:

• Parlour: 12 unit Gasgoigne parlour, Automatic cluster removers, dumpline, Variable Speed pump
• Housing: 77 cubicles, slatted weaning housing, calf shed and calving house
• Feed Storage: 10.5tn dairy ration bin, 1 silage slab
• Grazing Infrastructure: This is a fragmented farm, the milking block is split by into 4 parcels   by the main Tipperary-Limerick roadway and another minor road. Paddock system, central roadways, spur roadways, multiple gaps and water troughs. Outside block is for silage and heifer rearing