John Ryan - Gortnahoe, Co. Tipperary
Teagasc Glanbia Future Farm Focus
Go To: Current Farm Update
- John is farming with his father Tom near Gortnahoe in Co. Tipperary. They are farming 81 Ha.
- In 2023 they are milking 140 cows & reared 30 replacement units.
- John had 14% of his milking platform with multi species reseeds. All other reseeds are perennial rye grass and white clover.
March Update
Current Farm Update
John Ryan Farm 18th September 2023
- Milk litres/Day: 17.5
- Fat %: 4.76
- Protein %: 3.8
- Milk Solids/Day kg: 1.54
- SCC: 222
- Meal Kg: 3
- Average Farm Cover: 988
- Cover per cow: 229
- Growth Rate: 35
- Demand: 43
Comments:
- Grazing is getting tricky with wet weather conditions. Growth has slowed down on the farm.
- Cows on 5kg zero graze grass.
Overview of the farm
This video gives an overview of the farming system. John explains that the farm used to be drystock & tillage but he switched to dairying in 2011. John hopes to improve sustainability by spreading protected urea, using trailing shoe slurry application method & improving the genetic merit of his cows