IFJ team preview the livestock demos at the Ploughing:
Adam Woods, Darren Carty and Tommy Heffernan preview the upcoming livestock demo at the this week's National Ploughing Championships, in conjunction with the Irish Farmers Journal, Bord Bia and the ICBF. The demos will begin at 10am and take place every hour until 3pm.
Adam Woods
Adam Woods, beef editor with the Irish Farmers Journal outlines the topics that will be covered at the demo, including breeding, feeding and a particular focus on fodder.
Darren Carty
Darren Carty, our livestock specialist, explains the fodder topics that will be discussed at the demo, such as how to make a fodder budget to give farmers a chance to put a plan in place.
Mark Zeig of Bord Bia
Mark outlines the outlook for beef markets, at home and abroad under the Origin Green banner.
Chris Daly of ICBF
Chris will be covering the performance of the National Suckler herd and results from the ICBF's National Test Centre in Tully as part of the livestock demo.
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