Decision Support Tools and Demo Farms

The Kilkenny Greenfield and Shinagh dairy demonstration farms were developed to demonstrate the conversion of a green field farm into a fully functional profitable dairy farm using best technologies from research. Both the BETTER beef and sheep programmes are joint projects with the Drystock KT Department, which aim to develop a road map for profitable beef and sheep production through improving technical efficiency within the farm gate. Numerous decision support tools have been developed to support farmers in decision-making activities.