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The LIFE GreenSheep team is happy to invite you to the next webinar, the 13/02/2025, from 3 to 4.30 pm for Central European Time (2 to 3.30 in Ireland time).
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You will discover how this farm with assaf breed (700 ewes) in a semiextensive system for milk production works on its self-sufficiency for forage, rotational grazing around the farm (grasses and legumes for grazing and forage production) and production of renewable energy (photovoltaic panels). With ITACyl – Instituto Tecnològico Agrario de Castilla y Leon. |
Spanish farm presented




In Ireland, the farm of Tomas O’Toole in County Galway will be presented. Tomas farms 2 sheep flocks, one on the lowland and the other on the hill. The lowland flock consists of 90 ewes which are mainly Suffolk cross and Belclare cross. The hill flock consists of 85 ewes of Lanark type Scottish Blackface ewes. The mean number of lambs reared per ewe joined for the lowland and hill flocks is 1.6 and 1.2, respectively. Tomas also keeps 15 suckler beef cows and the progeny are sold at weaning. The main mitigation practices currently pursued on the farm include improved grassland management (reduced concentrates), soil fertility (reduced chemical N), and productivity gains (increased number of lambs reared per ewe joined).