Social Media Takeover with John Trant GFOY
John Trant, 2019 Young Grassland Farmer of the Year hosted a social media takeover on his farm through Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday, 16th September 2020.
John is the farm manager of a dairy herd based in Clongowes Wood College in Clane, Co. Kildare. He has entered into dairying through farm management. He runs a 350 cow spring calving herd and over the past three years grew an average 15 T DM Grass per Ha and achieved 9.3 grazings per paddock per year.
John has an excellent attitude towards grassland management and over the past few years he has focused on improving many aspects of the grazing platform. This includes soil fertility and grass measurement as well as making use of clover to reduce fertiliser N input to improve farm sustainability.
With the power of social media, John took us through a day on his farm. Check it out in full on our Instagram highlights or on Teagasc Grass10 Twitter account.