Trevor Boland – Cattle Enterprise Winner (Suckling)
Enterprise: Beef Farming
From: Dromard, Co. Sligo
Farm Size: 45 Ha in 2018
Annual Tonnage: Avg 12.6 T Grass DM/Ha in 2019
Number of Grazings: 7 Grazings/Paddock/Year
Stocking Rate: 1.8 LU/Ha
Output Kg/Ha: 600 Kg/Ha (Liveweight Sold)
Trevor is the 2019 Cattle (Suckling) Category Grassland Farmer of the Year. Trevor farms in Sligo on 3 blocks of land. He has developed an excellent paddock system which the groups of stock graze and uses a lot of temporary electric fencing. Trevor has a suckler herd and finishes both bulls and heifers. The level of beef output is high at 338 kg beef per LU.