Future Beef farmer Kay O’Sullivan’s conversion to organic
Future Beef farmer, Kay O’Sullivan from Co. Cork is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss her organic beef finishing system, current management on the farm and the upcoming national beef walk taking place on her farm.
Kay explains her conversion to organics, current grass/clover and multi-species management, as well as her herd health plan.
Listen to the full episode of the Beef Edge podcast below:
The Future Beef farm walk will take place on Friday, 25th July at 6pm on Kay O’Sullivan’s farm at Mourneabbey, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51 Y62D.
Topics to be discussed include:
- Financials
- Breeding strategy and animal performance
- Animal health strategies in an organic farming system
- Using multispecies swards to improve performance and biodiversity
- The role of red and white clover in an organic system
- Composting of FYM demo
Plus, there will be stands on biodiversity, forestry, breeding and more.
For more information on the upcoming event, watch this short promo video to find out more:
More information on Kay O’Sullivan’s Future Beef farm walk are available here.
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