Teagasc summer farm walks

TEAGASC, in association with the Department of Agriculture, is organising a series of 15 organic farm walks over the summer.

The first farm walk will be held on Stuart Kingston’s farm, at Forrest House, Farnanes, Co Cork, tomorrow at 7pm. Mr Kingston farms 60 hectares (150 acres), producing cereals and running a weanling to beef enterprise on the grassland area.

Organic farming researcher at Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Ger Shortle, said: “The aim is to give as many people as possible direct access to successful organic producers. A well-run organic farm can be feasible in the current climate, as it will comply with good farming practice, and when the additional REPS payments are combined with premium prices, there is potential for good profits.