Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Farm Walk – Drystock Category Winner

Join us on Thursday, 21 August at 6:30pm for a Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Farm Walk on the farm of the Drystock category winner Peter Byrne, Newtown, Castledermot, Athy, Co. Kildare, R14 R763.

Peter is a participant in the DairyBeef 500 Programme

Peter is farming 72ha of dry land at Castledermot on the Kildare/Carlow border. His current system is 19 – 22 month heifer and 22 – 26 month steer beef. Up until 2008, he was running a suckling to beef and sheep enterprise on the farm, alongside a tillage enterprise. Over time, the farm has transitioned away from suckler and sheep production to a calf-to-beef enterprise.