The Homeland and Nutrias Animal Feed Donegal Silage Competition winners for 2022 were announced at a recent event in the county.
The competition is segmented into five categories as follows, with a 1st and 2nd prize offered to winners from each category:
Dairy;
Beef;
Sheep;
Round bale;
New entrant (entrant to dairy farming within the last two years, or starting in 2022).
Homeland and Nutrias Donegal Silage Competition 2022 winners.
Front row (l-r): Kyle McCandless; Peter McCandless; Allister Doherty; Mark Irwin. Back row (l-r): Jonathan Smyth Aurivo; Bertie Houston on behalf of his brother David; Mark Wallace; Zack Hamilton; Thomas Long
Participants in the competition had to collect silage sample bags from any of the Donegal Homeland stores and take a sample of their own silage.
Each competitor then returned the sample to their local Homeland store or Farm Commercial Specialist.
Here are the winners of the Donegal Silage Competition:
Jonathan Smyth and Peter McCandless with his son Kyle – overall winner Donegal Silage Competition 2022Thomas Long – Round Bale – 2nd Prize with Jonathan SmythZack Hamilton, on behalf of John Hamilton -1st Prize Round Bale with Jonathan SmythMark Irwin – 2nd Prize – New Entrant with Jonathan SmythAlister Doherty – 2nd Prize -Dairy with Jonathan SmythMark Wallace – 2nd Prize – Sheep with Jonathan Smyth
