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Red clover can form part of a multispecies sward.
Multispecies, it’s a buzzword at the minute, but it’s a buzzword with the potential to have a significant impact on Irish agriculture.
The Irish Farmers Journal caught up with UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science’s Prof Tommy Boland and Dr Helen Sheridan, both of whom are working on the SmartSward project and have plenty of experience with multispecies swards from their research.
When speaking to the UCD pair, it becomes clear that there is huge potential in multispecies swards and their use could help in meeting fertiliser reduction targets set out by the Department of Agriculture and the EU.