Thrive demo farm calf rearing update - April 2022
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Declan Marren has an update from the Thrive demo farm where almost 150 calves are now being reared.
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Declan Marren has an update from the Thrive demo farm where almost 150 calves are now being reared.
Calving 2023 is the first big event in the year for most cattle farmers, and it’s no different for Shaun Diver down on Tullamore Farm. Shaun chats about how this year’s calving has gone, including the new shed, cow diet, farm hygiene and more.
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Declan Marren reports from the demo farm where, now that grass growth is exceeding demand, the focus turns to maintaining grass quality.
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High grass growth rates has seen a surplus of grass build up on the demo farm over the last 10 days while the yearling cattle were weighed for the first time since turnout.
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In this video Andrew Mulhare, who takes part in the Irish Farmers Journal’s Footprint Farmers Programme in association with Macra Agricultural Skillnet tells us about planting a multispecies sward on his farm in Co Laois.
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In this video Gareth Culligan, who takes part in the Irish Farmers Journal’s Footprint Farmers Programme in association with Macra Agricultural Skillnet talks about cover crops and companion crops on his farm.
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In this video Barry Powell, who takes part in the Irish Farmers Journal’s Footprint Farmers Programme in association with Macra Agricultural Skillnet, tells us about farming with the environment and looking after water quality on his dairy farm.
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