11 March 2022

The Clover Reporter with Trevor Boland

The Grass 10 team continue with their weekly focus on clover. This week the farmer in the spotlight is Trevor Boland from County Sligo, winner of the Suckler section of the Grassland Farmer of the Year in 2019

Name: Trevor Boland
Location: Sligo
Enterprise: Suckler/Beef
Soil Type: Clay
% Farm In Clover: 25% (ha)
% From Reseeding: 0% (ha)
% From Oversowing: 100% (ha)
Clover content 2021: 0% on ha
Clover varieties: (leaf size) Buddy & Chieftian
Seeding Rate/Ac: 2kg/ac - oversown, kg/ac - reseed
Methods Used: Reseed - , Oversow – Oversown on grazing ground after cattle grazed paddock.
Why Clover?: Interested in seeing the results and potential cost savings from reduced nitrogen use.
1st Rotation Management: Try to not let grass get too heavy and give the clover a chance to establish.
Trevor Top Tip For Clover: Clover needs to be sown early in the summer, late April or early May.

Read more about Trevor here | Find out more about clover here | Read about the other farmers who took part in The Clover Reporter here