How a focus on grazing lets this farm keep stocking rates high
Peadar Coyle and his daughter Aoife keep 575 ewes and 40 suckler cows and finish 50 dairy-beef bullocks on their 230ac in Roscommon, thanks to their excellent grazing infrastructure and attention to soil fertility – and they have no plans to cut back
Father-and-daughter team: Peadar and Aoife Coyle farm 575 ewes and 40 suckler cows and finish 50 dairy-beef calves annually on their 230ac holding at Curraghboy, Co Roscommon. Photos: Niall Hurson
Niall Hurson
You should not be afraid of growing slowly, but afraid only of standing still, according to an old Chinese proverb.
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