Conor Holohan

Farming | Research | Extension | @ucd | @AFBI_NI | PhD in dairy | MSc in ag extension @Teagasc | DkIT grad | Fulbright Scholar @UWMadison

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

Mornings like these...

[UCD School Ag & Food @ucdagfood]

👋Don’t forget!!! Tomorrow!!!
@UCD_Ag_Soc and @ucdagfood
are delighted to host a talk on 'Building resilience for your Educational Journey", given by Dr @conor_holohan
, Programme Director of Make the Moove - the rural mental health and wellbeing initiative.

The talk is taking place at 1pm on March 5th in The Bin (G-15) School of Agriculture and Food Science, UCD. This is open to ALL staff and students across @ucddublin and promises to be an excellent talk with someone of Conor's experience and passion in this area. #seriousaboutsupport

[Irish Grassland Association CLG (IGA) @IrishGrassland]

#igadairy 9th + 10th January 2024 @CharlevillePark @Yara_Ireland

Session 1: Managing challenging milk prices.
Chair: @patrickgowing. Speakers @buckleytadhg + GD Young Dairy Farmer.

RT to let all know, tickets are all discounted by €15 each online https://t.co/5hIKs4k8F1

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

@1noeloconnor @AFBI_NI @AgriSearchNI Hard to say for definite but possibly in the next 12-18 mths. Will depend on results from ongoing animal welfare trials and how quickly manufacturers can scale up. Cost might be a drawback at the moment too

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

Short clip from one of our virtual fencing research trials @AFBI_NI @AgriSearchNI This study looked at the use of VF for creep grazing in suckler beef herds 🐂📱

[H2020SUPER-𝑮 @H2020SuperG]

Do not miss the video explaining the benefits of the Virtual fence, created by ABFI Hillsborough

https://t.co/K4FXlQf4QY

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

@1noeloconnor @AFBI_NI @AgriSearchNI They'll get an electric pulse. Concept is based on associative learning i.e. animal turns/stops when it hears audio cue

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

@SiobhanJordan2 @AFBI_NI @dkitscience @DkIT_ie You're very welcome Siobhán. Great group of students

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

Productive visit with my good friend @M_Mulkerrins in Texas last month 🏆 Martin already making a big impact at promoting and growing the sport of handball in his new role @TAMU 🔵✋

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

@AinePOConnell @M_Mulkerrins @brown_finbar @martinheydonfg @Fulbright_Eire @UWMadison @teagasc Thank you Aine!

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

Pleasure meeting embassy agriculture counsellor @brown_finbar and Irish minister of state @martinheydonfg today to share some experiences about @Fulbright_Eire and my time @UWMadison

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

Few hours of behavioural obs with heifers this afternoon. Training to electric fence before they head out to pasture. Tan coming along nicely 👨🏻‍🦰🌡🍳

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

Chopping and bagging 3rd cut italian ryegrass in Marshfield, WI

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

@_ColleenSheldon @UWMadisonCALS @AFBI_NI @Fulbright_Eire @halterHQ Different manufacturer Colleen but similar idea

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

First virtual fencing study in the US underway @UWMadisonCALS. Part of our ongoing VF research program @AFBI_NI testing the scope of this new tech and most importantly how it effects animal behaviour/welfare. New collaboration made possible thanks to @Fulbright_Eire 🐄🌱

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

@brianjcorr1 @mkbartlett13 Congrats Brian! Best of luck to you both 👍🏻

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

@_ColleenSheldon @lyBRIDGET @ucdagfood Thank you Colleen! I won't get to catch up with yous this time unfortunately 😢 Will be in the US for another few months

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

Done and dusted 🎓 Big thank you to my supervisor @lyBRIDGET, @ucdagfood, and the many other people who helped make it happen 🙏

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

Great day at the annual @Grassland2_0 team meeting this week. Some exciting new decision support tools being developed to promote use of grasslands in the US. Very impressive work on outreach and curriculum development also 🌱 Thank you for the invite folks!

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

@EndaGalligan @lyBRIDGET @ucdagfood Thanks very much Enda

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

@GradUcd @lyBRIDGET @ucdagfood Thanks folks!

[Conor Holohan @conor_holohan]

@LavelleElaine @lyBRIDGET @ucdagfood @UrbleshannyNS Thank you Elaine!