Teagasc/Kerry Agribusiness Joint Industry Programme

Current farm update: Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Report 18thMay2022 (No.38)

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‘Farming for a new decade’ is the ninth phase of the Teagasc / Kerry Agribusiness knowledge transfer programme that commenced in 1994. The programme will promote economically, socially and environmentally sustainable dairy farm systems to Kerry Agribusiness suppliers. It will provide a tailored range of activities to engage with Kerry Agribusiness suppliers that are focussed on supporting farmers via advancements in best practice and technology adoption. This new phase of the Teagasc / Kerry Agribusiness joint programme will focus on economic and environmental sustainability of our dairy farm systems.

Objective

The key aim of this programme is to support farmers in implementing changes to deliver on environmental requirements; water quality, agricultural emissions and biodiversity, while also enhancing the financial and social viability of Kerry agribusiness suppliers.

Strong focus will also be placed on nutrient management planning, utilising high yields of grazed pasture, effective use of nitrogen and Economic Breeding Index (EBI) of the herds to optimise productivity.

Overview of Demonstration Farms

Thirty demonstration farms will be geographically spread across the Kerry Agribusiness catchment to represent all Kerry Agribusiness suppliers. The demonstration farms will be subdivided into three groups consisting of 7 ‘Signpost focus’, 8 ‘Demonstration’ and 15 ‘Support’ farms. The programme will run until December 2023. Support farms will champion demand driven events which will require a shorter time commitment of one or two years.  The farms in the Heavy Soils Programme will also continue under the Joint Programme. The programme will run until December 2023.

Geographical spread of Signpost and Demonstration farmers across the Kerry Agribusiness catchment.  

Farm updates

Updates on grass and milk solids production on each of the Signpost and Demonstration farms are available below - all pdf format

• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 11thMay2022 (No.37) PDF
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Report 2ndMay2022 (No.36)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 21st April 2022 (No.35) PDF
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Report 8thApril2022 (No.34)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Report 18thMarch2022 (No.33)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Report 4th March 2022 (No.32)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Report 25thFebruary2022 (No.31)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 18thFebruary2022 (No.30)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Report December2021 (No.29)
•  Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 23 Nov 2021 (no.-28).pdf
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 29 Oct 2021 (no.-28).pdf
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 15 Oct 2021 (no.-27).pdf 
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report Oct 8 2021 (no.26)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report Sept 24 2021 (no.-25).
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 17 Sept 2021 (no. 24)
•   Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 27 August 2021 (no. 23) 
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 27 August 2021 (No. 22)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 20 August 2021 (No. 21)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 30thJuly2021 (No.20)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 23rdJuly2021 (No.19)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 16thJuly2021 (No.18)
• Demonstration Farms Kerry Limerick Group Report 9thJuly2021 (No.17)

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