Agrisearch to Hold Farm Walk in Dromore, County Tyrone on

Francis McDonnell farms 50 dairy cows which are milked on a robot and grazed for 12 hours per day during the summer months. Francis is a relatively new entrant to dairying having started milking in 2018.

The ZeroNsile project was established in 2023 to examine the feasibility and practicalities of producing silage without the use of manufactured N fertiliser, focusing primarily on red clover swards. Twelve farmers from the Beacon Farm Network and GrassCheck programmes were selected from right across Northern Ireland to establish red clover swards on their farms.

Francis McDonnell will give an introduction to his farm business and unique grazing management and will discuss his experiences and results of establishing and harvesting red clover silage swards on his farm as part of the ZeroNsile Project.

We will have guest speakers:

Jacob Irwin from Lely discussing milking and grazing management on robots🐄
David Linton from Barenbrug discussing red clover establishment and management🌱
David Kwasniewski from FarmGate Nutrition discussing the importance of good quality silage🚜

All are welcome to attend the farm walk.

Host farmer Francis McDonnell looks forward to welcoming farmers to the AgriSearch red clover farm walk on 12th June

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Agrisearch to Hold Farm Walk in Dromore, County Tyrone on Red Clover Silage

Francis McDonnell farms 50 dairy cows which are milked on a robot and grazed for 12 hours per day during the summer months. Francis is a relatively new entrant to dairying having started milking in 2018.