How this Meath farmer is reaping the benefits of redesigning his paddock system
‘A well-designed paddock system definitely helps improve animal performance during the grazing season, and for me it makes handling and moving cattle at grass a dream’
Pole position: A buzzard looks on as cattle graze on Aidan Maguire’s farm at Antylstown, Navan, Co Meath. Photo: Damien Eagers
Aidan Maguire
It wouldn’t be spring in Ireland without some hiccup, and grazing conditions have deteriorated rapidly.
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