During the week,
Agrilandmade the trip west to Co. Galway to an open day on the farm of Tom McWalter, just outside Milltown.
Tom opened his farm to the public as part of Lely Centre Mullingar’s week-long farm open days showcasing robotic milking.
The Galway-native was originally a suckler and sheep farmer and still to this day, a few sucklers and sheep can be found dotted around the farm; however, the focus is now mainly on the new dairy enterprise.
Tom milks a herd of 134 British-cross Holstein cows – with a hint of Jersey genetics also running through the herd – through two robots.