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The Ulster Grassland Society organised a visit to AFBI’s Loughgall Plant Breeding Centre on Wednesday 5 May 2010.....
YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT ONLINE!
REGISTRATION AT TOM MURPHYS FARM 9AM SHARP. SIGNPOSTED FROM CAROLLS CROSS
ON N25 DUNGARVAN/WATERFORD ROAD AND FROM PORTLAW
The Irish Grassland Association Beef Summer Tour 2014 is titled “Making Suckling Work for You – The right cow on the right grass” and will take place on Tuesday 29th of July. The event has kindly been sponsored by IFAC and Herdplus. We will visit two profitable beef farms, Tom and Bridget Murphy, Ballycahane, Portlaw, Co. Waterford and James and Mary Grace, Ballincur Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny. Both farms from strong hurling counties and both farms delivering a healthy profit from suckling! The tour will provide a great opportunity to discover the factors underpinning their profitability.
Admission to this event will be by registration only. Delegates who register and prepay for their tickets before Saturday 26th July with get their tickets HALF PRICE. These half price tickets cost only €20 for all IGA members and €40 for non IGA members! Registration fee includes refreshments on arrival, packed Lunch, conference proceedings, bus transfers between farms plus one year’s membership FREE to the Irish Grassland Association for all new d/d memberships. Further information is available at www.irishgrassland.com or by calling Maura on 087 9626483.
This is a BTAP approved event and this event has sold out three weeks early in previous years. So, if you are thinking of attending, then book today and don’t miss out on these excellent offers.
The Ulster Grassland Society’s spring meeting is a visit to John O’Neill & family’s dairy farm at 44 Ballylaw Road, Artigarvan, Strabane on Tuesday 22 June at 11:00am.
The winter of 2012/13 has clearly highlighted the importance of silage feed quality. The poor harvesting conditions during 2012 and rising concentrate prices has clearly shown that good quality grass silage is very valuable on farm.
The Irish Grassland Association held the 2010 national sheep conference and farm walk on the farm of John Kelly, Stratford on Slayney, Co Wicklow
This year’s Irish Grassland Association Beef Conference and Farm Walk “Healthy Soils, Healthy Cattle, Healthy Profit” sponsored by Dawn meats and Interchem will take place on Tuesday 18th of June.
IGA merchandice & special IGA Grass Measurement Kits will be available to purchase on the day.
Advance ordering for Grass Kits is recommended to avoid dissapointment.
The Irish Grassland Association are inviting all dairy farmers and dairy industry stakeholders who have an interest in the growth and prosperity of the dairy industry over the imminent phase of quota abolition to one of their two dairy Conferences sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health....
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