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Grazing & Pasture Management​ Part 1

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Lettermore Suite
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Overview

Sponsored by BGS & SMT

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Grasslands are at the heart of sustainable ruminant livestock systems. Kicking off with an overview on the positive and negative impacts of grazing on grassland biodiversity, the aim of this session is to learn about innovations in grassland diversity, including the role of multispecies swards for improving drought resilience, animal performance and ruminant product quality.

Session Sponsor & Speakers

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Session Sponsored by BGS

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Session Sponsored by SMT

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Professor Mariecia Fraser
Professor of Upland Ecology
Aberystwyth University

The positive and negative impact of grazing on biodiversity of grasslands

2:15 PM - 2:50 PM

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Professor Chris Reynolds
Professor
University Of Reading

Multispecies Swards Outperform Perennial Ryegrass Monocultures Under Long-Term Drought

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Miss Helena Walsh
Phd Researcher
Teagasc Moorepark

How does white clover inclusion in perennial ryegrass swards within intensive grazing dairy systems impact pasture and animal performances on a wetland soil type?

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Dr Áine Macken-walsh
Senior Research Officer
Teagasc

Grassland Management as a Socio-Cultural Practice: farmers' values, decisions and behaviours regarding use of paddock grazing and clover in cattle pastures

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Mr Cian Minogue
PhD Student
School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin

Effect of perennial ryegrass and white clover or perennial ryegrass, white clover, and plantain swards on the milk mineral and fatty acid concentrations of grazing dairy cows

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Dr Non Williams
Carbon Specialist Officer
Mentera - Farming Connect

An investigation to the effect of a multispecies sward on herbage availability and lamb performance on a commercial farm

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Chair

Kairsty Topp
Prof: Crops And Soils
SRUC

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