Spring Grassland Management

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Spring Grassland Management

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Feb 14, 2018

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On this week’s show we're focusing on spring grassland management with Michael Egan, Grassland Research Officer from Teagasc and Micheal O’Leary, Co-ordinator of PastureBase Ireland also explains what is involved in the PastureBase/Agrinet merger.

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Feb 14, 2018

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