Eddie Kehoe

Biography

Eddie Kehoe, from Wexford, received the 2013 Nuffield Scholarship supported by Meat Industry Ireland. Eddie studied “Maximising the utilisation of grazed grass in beef production to meet future market demands”. Currently Eddie is managing his 52 hectare family farm in Monamolin, producing prime lambs from a spring lambing flock and beef cattle from a 90 cow suckler herd. Recognising the critical importance of the quality and quantity of grass in beef and sheep farming, with the aim of maximising output at minimum cost has led Eddie to his Nuffield research topic. He will use his scholarship to investigate how farmers in other parts of the world manage and optimise the production and utilisation of grass, a key input in livestock farming. He will also investigate the change in future market

Nuffield Study