In this week’s instalment of our Way Out West suckler management series, we travel to The Burren in Co Clare to meet Tiernan McCormack.

Farm facts

  • Tiernan McCormack is 26 years old and is farming full-time.
  • The farm is located in The Burren, Co Clare.
  • He runs a herd of 25 cows and operates a suckler-to-weanling system.

    • This week's Way Out West feature comes from The Burren in Co Clare.

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  • The herd is spring-calving and calves up in the winterage of the Burren.
  • Cows spend from October to April in the winterage and from April to October down on summer grazing ground.
  • His ideal cow type is a Shorthorn-cross-Blonde d’Aquitaine cow, crossed back to a Charolais or Limousin bull.

    • Read the full story inside this week’s Irish Farmers Journal and watch the video below.