Ballyhaise Open Day 2024

Ballyhaise Open Day 2024 took place on Wednesday, 24 July in Teagasc, Ballyhaise Agricultural College, Co. Cavan. The theme of the open day was Futureproofing Irish Dairy Systems.

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Topics discussed at the open day included:

• Futureproofing Irish dairy farms – Transitioning to low chemical nitrogen perennial
  ryegrass white clover swards on wetland grazing dairy systems 
• Recommended practices to establish white clover in grazing swards
• Begin with the end in mind: the impacts of white clover incorporation with
  perennial ryegrass swards on dairy farms
• Grass10: Review of spring 2024 and lessons learned
• Trends in production costs and drivers of profit on dairy farms
• Taking steps to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions on dairy Signpost farms
• Better Farming for Water Campaign
• Bovine TB in dairy herds: taking action to reduce the risk of a breakdown

Cubicle Housing for Dairy Stock

Boards

1. BHY trial boards 2024 (pdf)
2. Patton and Walsh (pdf)
3.  Gowing and Patton (pdf)
4. Mags and Anthony (pdf)
5. Grass10 Board (pdf)
6. Aine (pdf)
7. Dairy Herd Board (pdf)
8. Young Stock Block (pdf)
9. DAFM TB (pdf)
10. Signpost Ballyhaise (pdf)