Grass Clover Farm Project
CAFRE launched a technology project in June 2009 to encourage farmers to establish and successfully manage grass/clover swards.
 | Project Leader: Albert Johnston Address: Greenmount Campus Antrim BT41 4PS (028 8775 4787) |
On the beef and sheep side it is based around a number of farmer-led monitor farms with associated groups.
Beef and Sheep Monitor Farm Groups
Grass/clover Monitor farm groups are farmer-driven working groups, who have selected one of their group members to act as a central Monitor Farm for a period of up to three years.
Grass/clover Monitor farm groups are farmer-driven working groups, who have selected one of their group members to act as a central Monitor Farm for a period of up to three years.
Greenmount clover-based farms
Two of the farms at Greenmount Campus make extensive use of clover-based swards.
Two of the farms at Greenmount Campus make extensive use of clover-based swards.
Clovercheck 2012
Estimating growth rate of herbage during grazing is one of the keys to setting the right stocking rate.
Estimating growth rate of herbage during grazing is one of the keys to setting the right stocking rate.
