PURE FRIESIAN CLUB NEWS

News since Spring Journal:

The Irish Pure Friesian Club has continued its series of on-farm meet ups, with gatherings on Joe Treacy’s farm in Kilkenny at Easter, and then on May 13th, several of us gathered at Conor & Riona O’Leary’s farm in Cork. You can read about these meet ups and all our other news on our website: https://www.irishpurefriesian.com/

Upcoming Events:

This year’s National Pure Friesian Open Day will be hosted by Gearoid Maher & family on Thursday June 29th. All are welcome for an informative and social day!

Meet Ups

Next on-farm meet up will be October 7th in Kerry, hosted by Noel O’Connor. Come along to join our discussion on British Friesian breed and see a great herd of cows.

New AXA National Herds Competition for Irish Pure Friesians

We’re delighted to welcome AXA Insurance Ireland as the sponsor of our new AXA National Herds Competition for the Irish Pure Friesian Club. Their generous sponsorship allows us to expand the competition and extend the number of farmers and breeders involved in benchmarking their herds and focusing on excellence. This is where annual classification with IHFA can translate into prizes and awards!

This year’s competition will be judged by Mr Brian Dalby (Ringswood Herd) UK.

September Tour to Netherlands

A major perk of being a club member of the Irish Pure Friesian Club is the chance to take part in our annual tours. Last autumn we went to the Donegal and Northern Ireland. This autumn we’re heading to the Netherlands for a jam packed three day tour. The tour will include a briefing on Dutch agricultural policy, a visit to a farm using advanced embryo transfer techniques, commercial dairy farms using British Friesians, and much more.

To join the Irish Pure Friesian Club, contact Membership Secretary Francis Fitzgerald on 086 3662712.