Weekly agri-events listings
Michael Dilworth dairy farm open day, Ballycraheen, Donoughmore, Co Cork, 12 noon-4.30pm, booking at 1890-500247
IFA International Fertiliser Conference 2015, Heritage Hotel, Killenard, Portlaoise, 4.30pm. To reserve a place contact ciaranagle@ifa.ie (01-4260336). Registration free to IFA members, €20 for non-members. See ifa.ie
Teagasc spring crop walk (disease control, crop nutrition, pest management), farm of Michael O’Halloran, Kilmoyley, Ardfert, Co Kerry, 12 noon
Corrin Mart high-EBI sale of maiden heifers and heifer calves
Skibbereen Mart special section for Friesian maiden heifers and suckler replacement heifers
Interdenominational service for the farming and wider community to commemorate loved ones lost to farm accidents, 7.30pm, Castleisland Church, Co Kerry
Point to point horse racing at Curraheen, Bishopstown, Cork
Newmarket-on-Fergus Agricultural Show, Co Clare
Point to point racing, Birch Hill, Grenagh, Cork, 2pm
IFA/Coillte/Mental Health Ireland Green Ribbon Let’s Talk and Walk event, Killaclohane Recreation Park, Castlemaine, Co Kerry, 3pm (see www.greenribbon.ie)
Foot in The Door event for potential new agrifood employees, Hotel Kilkenny, 9am–1pm, free training and advice for unemployed job seekers. Advance registration essential, contact Breeda Flood or Billy Goodburn at billy.goodburn@icos.ie or 01-6131348. Includes jobs advice clinic provided by ICOS and co-ops including Glanbia, Mullinahone, Callan, Tipperary, Centenary Thurles and Country Markets.
Irish Grassland Association farm walk on the dairy farm of Geoffrey Wycherley, Lislevane, Bandon, Co Cork, 11am
Profitable dairying for the future, conference hosted by Southern Milling and Paul & Vincent at Corrin Mart, Fermoy, 8pm. Speakers Jim Uprichard, Trouw Nutrition, Assessing Non-quota dairying systems, the Northern Ireland experience; Dr Finbarr Mulligan, UCD, on Developments at UCD’s Lyons Estate and nutrition of the high yielding herd (640kg solids); Joe Gill, Director of Corporate Broking, Goodbody Stockbrokers, and food industry investment analyst, on world dairy markets
Send event details to farm.ed@examiner.ie or Irish Examiner, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork.
