Grassland Farmer of the Year - Clover / Sustainable Farming Category Winner - John & Brendan Walsh
4 October 2022 4 October 2022Venue Ballylooby, Tipperary. Eircode: E21 T938
Want to see how fully embracing clover can make a real impact to N use on your farm?
John and Brendan Walsh & family were the 2021 Clover & Sustainability winners in the Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition. They farm in Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary, milking 153 cows along with replacements & beef animals.
The Walsh family are hosting a farm walk on Tuesday, 4th October at 11am on their farm in Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary. Eircode: E21 T938. This will be an excellent event for any farmer or industry personnel who want to see the impact that embracing new technologies such as clover, Low Emissions Slurry Spreading, Protected Urea and enhancing & planting trees and hedgerows can have on overall farm sustainability.
Join the Teagasc Grass10 team and local Teagasc Advisors as they present details on the overall farm performance, PastureBase performance, autumn grazing management, clover incorporation, Improving farm sustainability & importance of good grazing infrastructure.
The Walsh family grew 13.5 T DM/ha in 2021 from 165 Kg N/Ha so join us on the day to hear how they achieved that so that you can apply the learnings to your own farm. The Walsh family will also outline what their KPIs are for the next number of years as we enter a time continued focus on agricultural emissions.
The Grass10 team and the Walsh family look forward to seeing you all there on the 4th October!
Brendan Walsh gives us an insight what to expect on the day in the clip below.