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WINTER feeding without hay or silage is the unusual feature on the cattle farm of Pat McInerney in Manus, Clarecastle, Co Clare.

Thu, 31 Jan, 2008 - 00:00

He farms 210 hectares at home and 80 hectares of winterage in north Clare. His 100-cow suckling herd is out-wintered in north Clare from December to March, with no supplementary feeding.

Cows calve from April to June. They are Hereford and Angus crosses, and a Hereford bull is used.

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Courts Place: Manus Place: Clarecastle Place: Co Clare Place: North Clare Place: Hereford Place: Angus Place: Cork Place: Suffolk Person: Pat McInerney Person: Pat Person: Jim Hayes Person: Vivian Silke Person: Michael Neylon Person: Liam FitzGerald Person: Michael O’Driscoll

<p>Specialised contractors will survey the affected area along sections of the Toem, Cappawhite and Cahernahallia tributaries of the upper Mulkear/Dead River catchment in the Cappawhite area and plan treatment. </p>

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