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Ciarán Lenehan on 31 May 2017

Multimedia: sourcing heifers and splitting grazing ground in Louth

Ciarán Lenehan introduces Louth BETTER farmer Martin O'Hare, who will feature on the main BETTER page in Thursday's Irish farmers Journal.

Ciarán Lenehan

31 May 2017

Multimedia: sourcing heifers and splitting grazing ground in Louth

BETTER adviser Tommy Cox and Martin O'Hare discuss paddock layouts on the farm.

Martin O'Hare's farmyard from the sky.

Martin O'Hare and Tommy Cox heading out to measure the farm's grass.

Bulling heifers for Martin O'Hare's spring-calving herd.

Spring-calvers in early March on Martin O'Hare's farm near Dundalk.

Martin O'Hare and Tommy Cox on an outfarm talking paddock layout.

A newborn calf on Martin O'Hare's farm in early March 2017.

Tommy Cox (BETTER farm adviser) Martin O'Hare and Hugh Rooney (B&T adviser) pick out suitable heifers for breeding.

Some weeks ago, we spent time with new Louth BETTER farmer Martin O’Hare, who will feature on the main BETTER farm page in this week’s Irish Farmers Journal. While last Thursday’s profiled farmer Padraig O’Connor’s immediate focus was on designing and implementing a fertiliser plan, Martin’s is slightly different.

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