Practice change for profit – Farm walk event

Join us on Thursday, 20 October at 11am on the farm of Steven Fitzgerald, Graigue, Aglish, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, P51 NP92 for a Practice Change for Profit Teagasc Tirlán Signpost Farm Walk.

Event Date 20th October 2022

Event Time 11am
Venue Farm of Steven Fitzgerald, Graigue, Aglish, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford. Eircode P51 NP92

Teagasc Tirlán Signpost Farm Walk is part of Signpost Sustainability Week, which takes place from Friday, 14 October - Friday, 21 October 2022.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Facts and figures on the herd
• Closing for Autumn ’22 with clover
• Benefits to the farm and water quality with multi species swards on this farm
• How to maintain our hedgerows
• Recent farm buildings constructed on the farm
• Tirlán's Sustainability payment set up.

Speakers on the day include:

• Steven Fitzgerald, Host farmer 
• Sandra Hayes, Teagasc Tirlán Advisor
• TJ Phelan, Tirlan ASSAP Advisor
• Cathal Somers, Teagasc ASSAP Advisor
• Aoife Leader, Teagasc
• Thomas Ryan, Tirlán Sustainability Senior Manager 

First Published 14 October 2022