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LKL Grazing Study Tour to Ireland, September 2011

County map of Ireland

Aer Lingus airplane on the tarmac
Here we go!

Electric grazing clippers and a spring balance to check exact grass cover.

Noel Gowan cutting and weighing out a sq. metre to clibrate grass cover measurements

A crossbred grazing hard and cleaning out big autumn covers

Crossbreds grazing hard and cleaning out big autumn covers.

Looking at getting correct grazing residuals on wet peaty fields.

Group Photo
Jim and Michael Lanigan's farm in County Tipperary: 260 block spring calving outwintered cows, yields 4600 litres, crossbreeding program in operation, cost of production and net profits were very impressive.

The group on a trailer for transport to the fields (1)
Cows nearly ate the hay bales while we were walking later on.

Nigel Hayes falling over.

Picnic lunch in a barn
Lunch!

Cow, grazing
Working hard

Group in a field, Denis and Margaret Corcoran speaking.
Looking at reseeds with Denis and Margaret Corcoran

Presentation on the right genetics for the grassland system.

Group photo in milking parlour whilst the rain falls outside.
Torrential rain outside!

Group walking across re-seeded field wearing blue overshoes.
Walking reseeds, lovely overshoes!

Group attending lecture in field.
Moorepark stocking rate trials

Moorepark building

In the hotel bar
Hotel Bar, 3.30am. From left:
Paul Newland, George Gordon, Simon Leverett, Sam Martin