18 October 2021
By Tom Collins
tom@TheCork.ie
Speaker John McCabe, Teagasc is pictured at a Teagasc/Dairygold Joint Programme Farm Walk on the farm of Joe & Olivia Morrissey, Rostellan, Midleton, Co Cork. Photo O’Gorman Photography.
Pictured at a Teagasc/Dairygold Joint Programme Farm Walk at Rostellan, Midleton, Co Cork are John Horgan, Teagasc Regional Manager, hosts Joe & Olivia Morrissey, Grainne Hurley, Teagasc & Billy Cronin, Dairygold. Photo O’Gorman Photography.
Background Information
Joe is a farmer participant in the Teagasc/Dairygold Joint Programme, as well as the Signpost Programme.
Topics discussed during the farm walk were:
- Drivers of profitability
- Maintaining and improving local water quality
- Tools to reduce Carbon Footprint on dairy farms
- Selecting profitable and sustainable cows for your herd
