Red clover & multi-species farm walk next Tuesday 23rd on the Hogan dairy farm, a must see for anyone planning on sowing MS or RC this year, Brian has plenty of useful tips on the management of both so register today and come along 👍

See the climate smart benefits of clover and multi-species at our upcoming farm walk hosted in partnership with Brian Hogan.
Secure your spot: germinal.ie/clover-and-mul…

Not only does sowing a red clover & grass sward allow you to reduce N usage on farm, feeding red clover silage to livestock has the additional benefit of being a superior feed in terms of more protein being retained by the animal and therefore increasing performance 👌

Anyone considering sowing the DAFM Red clover or Multi species mixture this coming season, this event is a must, all aspects of both mixtures will be discussed on the day, all we need now is the man above to look after us weather wise 🤞🙂

As every farmer across the country is under more & more to reduce reliance of N, red clover silage or multi species swards may be a viable option, give us a shout anytime to discuss further

Multi-species can boost beef and lamb production:

Supported by Germinal, trials on UCD Lyons Farm found a 20% higher growth rate in year two when comparing steers grazing multi-species with grass only.

Read the other findings here: germinal.ie/beef-lamb-bene…

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Clover helps livestock farmers cut back on artificial nitrogen fertiliser applications while producing quality meat and milk.

Learn why clovers are vital for sustainable food production: germinal.com/knowledge-hub/…

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DoubleRoot is a world-first hybrid clover that can survive temperature extremes of -30°C up to +30°C while fixing environmental nitrogen in the soil.

DoubleRoot is one of three Germinal legumes featuring in the £4.7m NUE-Leg project.

Click to learn more: germinal.ie/doubleroot-hyb…

Big increase in the number of acres sown down to multi-species in recent years, particularly for its reduced N requirement and improved drought tolerance.
The multi-species scheme has been given the green light for 2024 again so get your application in by May 15th.

Diarmaid Fitzgerald is an Irish dairy farmer using clover to fix natural nitrogen in his soil, enabling him to almost halve his artificial nitrogen inputs.

Learn how clover can support sustainable dairy production: germinal.ie/diarmaid-fitzg…

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The red clover scheme which was available for the last two years has been given the green light again for 2024 so for any farmer out there considering sowing down red clover this coming spring, get your applications in by May 15th ☘️

Reseeding with white or red clover gives you a natural source of nitrogen, letting you cut back on artificial applications across the year.

Learn more about reducing N fertiliser use: germinal.ie/nitrogen-fixin…

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Grazing red and white clover is working really well with Jimmy Madigan in Co. Kilkenny. Stock and swards look fantastic.

See how Kilkenny farmer Jimmy Madigan is getting better #livestock performance with no applications of artificial nitrogen fertiliser by using Germinal’s climate smart clovers.

Watch now: youtu.be/34LJNKaorXU

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The project aims to transform grassland farming by enhancing legumes' nitrogen capture, targeting 300 kg N/ha/year and eliminating the need for artificial N.

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Check out Dr Mary McEvoy (Mary McEvoy) and Diarmuid Murphy’s (@Murphy1Diarmuid) review of 2023 and what could be coming for grassland farmers in the year ahead: germinal.ie/2023-review-fa…

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Very exciting news: The UK government have funded the NUE-Leg project £3.3 m which will be led by Germinal and aims to significantly increase N fixation by clovers, with on farm research to rigorously test newly developed white & red clovers #agriculture #Sustainability #Clover

Project ‘NUE-Leg’, will look at new innovations in plant breeding, soil microbiology, nutrition and grassland management to achieve improvements in the capacities of legumes.
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Fantastic news across the water this week with the announcement of a €5+ million NUE project, the fruits of this project will be a real game changer in terms of reducing our agricultural emissions from livestock production so stay tuned 👍

Very informative morning in the sunny southeast today on all aspects of destruction and subsequent incorporation of cover crops. CC will play a key role going forward in reducing our carbon footprint and improving water quality so what this space Germinal Ireland