The Farmers Journal held its first open day at its demonstration farm in Tullamore, Co Offaly, on Tuesday this week.

The mood from the 3,400 farmers and industry representatives was overwhelmingly positive.

Farmers got to visit the whole farm on a tour which took in a range of information, including an outline of the finances of the project, grassland management on the farm, breeding, genetics and the management of mixed grazing.

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“I firmly believe that we need examples of best practice and this may not be your typical beef operation, but it does serve as an example of what appliance of best prestige can achieve,” the Irish Minister for Agriculture said at the open day. “I think that if everyone who attends here today takes home an idea or two, then that’s a good day’s work done.”