There were approximately 70 farmers in attendance at the farm walk held on Pádraig Connery’s farm in Clashmore, Co Waterford, on Thursday 20 June.
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Host farmer Pádraig Connery speaking during the Footprint Farmers farm walk on his farm in Clashmore, Co Waterford. \ Donal O'Leary
Tillage farmers were delighted to meet with fellow farmers from around the country and hear what Pádraig Connery is doing on his farm for sustainability, from purchasing a new sprayer to save time to growing premium crops and creating habitats for biodiversity.
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Jack Kennedy, Irish Farmers Journal editor, at the farm walk. Jack is standing in an arable margin that Pádraig established. \ Donal O’Leary
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Pádraig established a cover crop strip under the trees on his farm where barley was not ripening to save on inputs. \ Donal O’Leary
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Ready for kickoff at the Footprint Farmers farm walk on the farm of Pádraig Connery. \ Donal O’Leary
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Kevin Looby, agronomist at Pat Denn Agri and Siobhán Walsh, Irish Farmers Journal speaking about beans agronomy during the walk on the farm of Padraig Connery in Clashmore, Co Waterford. \ Donal O'Leary
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Host farmer Pádraig Connery speaking during the walk on Pádraig's farm in Clashmore, Co Waterford. \ Donal O'Leary
![](https://www.farmersjournal.ie/WEBFILES/000/824/252/2206410-824252.jpg)
Chloe Lacey, Irish Farmers Journal, chatting with tillage farmer John O’Mahony, Tallow, Co Waterford and Dermot O’ Leary, Conna, Co Cork at the Footprint Farmers farm walk. \ Donal O’Leary
There were approximately 70 farmers in attendance at the farm walk held on Pádraig Connery’s farm in Clashmore, Co Waterford, on Thursday 20 June.
![](https://www.farmersjournal.ie/WEBFILES/000/824/252/2206403-824252.jpg)
Host farmer Pádraig Connery speaking during the Footprint Farmers farm walk on his farm in Clashmore, Co Waterford. \ Donal O'Leary
Tillage farmers were delighted to meet with fellow farmers from around the country and hear what Pádraig Connery is doing on his farm for sustainability, from purchasing a new sprayer to save time to growing premium crops and creating habitats for biodiversity.
![](https://www.farmersjournal.ie/WEBFILES/000/824/252/2206404-824252.jpg)
Jack Kennedy, Irish Farmers Journal editor, at the farm walk. Jack is standing in an arable margin that Pádraig established. \ Donal O’Leary
![](https://www.farmersjournal.ie/WEBFILES/000/824/252/2206405-824252.jpg)
Pádraig established a cover crop strip under the trees on his farm where barley was not ripening to save on inputs. \ Donal O’Leary
![](https://www.farmersjournal.ie/WEBFILES/000/824/252/2206406-824252.jpg)
Ready for kickoff at the Footprint Farmers farm walk on the farm of Pádraig Connery. \ Donal O’Leary
![](https://www.farmersjournal.ie/WEBFILES/000/824/252/2206408-824252.jpg)
Kevin Looby, agronomist at Pat Denn Agri and Siobhán Walsh, Irish Farmers Journal speaking about beans agronomy during the walk on the farm of Padraig Connery in Clashmore, Co Waterford. \ Donal O'Leary
![](https://www.farmersjournal.ie/WEBFILES/000/824/252/2206409-824252.jpg)
Host farmer Pádraig Connery speaking during the walk on Pádraig's farm in Clashmore, Co Waterford. \ Donal O'Leary
![](https://www.farmersjournal.ie/WEBFILES/000/824/252/2206410-824252.jpg)
Chloe Lacey, Irish Farmers Journal, chatting with tillage farmer John O’Mahony, Tallow, Co Waterford and Dermot O’ Leary, Conna, Co Cork at the Footprint Farmers farm walk. \ Donal O’Leary
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