About Us
ABout US
About Us
THE FARM
FARM
122 hectares farmed (dairy and drystock)
DAIRY
90 cow dairy herd – pedigee registered Holstein-Friesian
BEEF
30 cow suckler herd
SHEEP
200 ewe flock
Farm facilities such as a milking parlour, grain store, sheep and cattle housing facilities, and handling facilities means students gain firsthand experience of the modern forms of equipment they can expect to encounter in their future careers.
LOCATION/TRANSPORT
Mountbellew Agricultural College is located in the market town of Mountbellew, Co Galway. It is situated 47kms from Galway City, 39kms from Athlone, Co Westmeath, 128 kms from Limerick and 163kms from Dublin.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
The college is connected with Galway city and Roscommon with private bus operations and Bus Eireann.
Click on the links below for each operator:
SUSTAINABILITY
Mountbellew Agricultural College places a strong emphasis on sustainability and agriculture in the environment through its programmes and being a Signpost Farm.
The Signpost programme is a multi-annual campaign to lead climate action by all Irish farmers. The programme aims to:
- achieve early progress in reducing gaseous emissions from agriculture
- improve water quality
- maintain and where possible to improve bio-diversity
- reduce costs and create more profitable and sustainable farming enterprises
For more information visit the Teagasc website by clicking here
AFRICA
Links with agricultural education projects in Africa
helping local communities build self-sustaining and environmental friendly farming communities.
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