ARCZero to hold Farm Walk on “Net Zero and Animal Health”
Wed 26 Apr
|Banbridge
ARCZero, a farmer-led European Innovation Project co-funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and DAERA has announced it will hold a farm walk on Wednesday 26th April 2023 on the farm of Ian McClelland near Banbridge. 3 x 2hr slots available.
Time & Location
26 Apr 2023, 10:30 – 15:00
Banbridge, 64 Moss Rd, Banbridge BT32 3NZ, UK
About the event
ARCZero, a farmer-led European Innovation Project co-funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced it will hold a farm walk on Wednesday 26th April 2022 on the farm of Ian McClelland near Banbridge.
Hosted by Ian McClelland, this will be the latest in a series of successful farm walks which have been held over the past year. Ian, who will share his journey so far, runs a 90 cow dairy farm near Banbridge.
The farm walk will focus on the role of good animal health management in reducing carbon footprint. In addition to the ARCZero project, Ian is also a member of another EIP group which is examining the role of targeted selective treatment of anthelmintics. Dr Chris McFarland from Queen’s University will speak at the farm walk on the results of this project. In addition,…