New approach is yielding dividends
In his last report of the year, John Cannon looks at how Michael Duffy has revamped the mating management strategy for his flock management
Michael Duffy pictured on his farm at Kerrykeel in Co Donegal
In our last report, we looked at how Michael Duffy, who farms in Kerrykeel on the Fanad Peninsula on Donegal, was planning a number of changes to the flock mating management strategy this year.
He changed to September shearing, reduced the number of ewes mated from 340 to 300 ewes, bought in 35 ewe lamb replacements from two sources and kept 25 Belclare cross ewe lambs from his own flock.
