Suckler farm walk to take place in Castlerea
Shane O'Connor pictured with his family and his Teagasc adviser Colm Murray. Shane will be hosting a Teagasc suckler farm walk on his farm in Castlerea.
On September 10th at 6.30 p.m. Teagasc is holding a suckler farm walk on the farm of Gerard and Shane O’Connor, Willsbrook, Castlerea (F45C623).
Shane works full time off farm and breeds top quality cattle using 100% AI. Their cow type is mainly Limousin cross, and these are sired to Charolais and Limousin bulls. In previous years progeny was sold as weanlings but more recently the O’Connors have decided to keep these cattle and sell them as forward stores.
They farm 41 hectares split into five blocks. Around eight hectares are rented and the rest are owned. Soil type is a mixture of clay and peat.
On the evening there will be a discussion on weanling management and how Shane carries this out on his farm to minimise stress on the cow and calf.
Local advisers will give an update on beef schemes such as SCEP and the Beef Welfare Scheme.
Weanling health coming into the autumn/winter will be covered and the beef market outlook will be disused by Brendan Egan, Castlerea Livestock Mart manager and Anthony Dowd from Dawn Meats.
Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served.
