N.Ireland
UFU celebrates Northern Ireland's top silage makers
This week, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) celebrated Northern Ireland’s top silage makers of last year (2023). UFU and sponsor,...
N.Ireland
This week, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) celebrated Northern Ireland’s top silage makers of last year (2023). UFU and sponsor,...
Agri-Business
Belfast-headquartered grass and forage seed breeding company, Germinal, has announced the appointment of David Little as agricultural product manager for...
Dairy News
The scale of the mycotoxin challenges in Irish silages is higher than in previous years and will need to be...
N.Ireland
Silage slippage is a major challenge on many dairy and beef farms throughout Northern Ireland at the present time, according...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth on many farms in recent days has been sluggish at best, while farms that have gotten rain are...
Machinery News
Chopping forage into shorter lengths is generally considered a good thing, certainly when it comes to promoting a quick fermentation...
Dairy Technical
Controlling the production cost of winter milk is key to making winter milk production profitable and sustainable on farms. The...
Agri-Business
Animal nutrition and forage preservation company, Volac, has announced a new global forage appointment. Dr. Mark Leggett will take up...
Beef
Results from a five-year trial, carried out by scientists at Reading University, confirms that dry matter output from diversified swards...
Beef
A contractor outside Birr, Co. Offaly, has been experimenting with methods to preserve extra forages that have been grown on...
Dairy
Wholecrop silage is a very popular option for farmers this season, as fodder stocks remain low. Farmers have been busy...
Tillage
The acreage of land sown under maize across the country has increased massively, according to Maizetech’s John Foley. Speaking to...
Dairy
Northern Ireland dairy farmers are on average getting less than half the industry’s target for milk from forage, according to...
Tillage
“People know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” This was how Brian Reidy, of Premier Farm Nutrition,...
Tillage
Mixing beet and maize in the pit is getting popular in Co. Cork. JB O’Donovan delivers, chops and mixes beet with...
Tillage
In terms of the cost per unit of feed value, beet is the cheapest conserved crop to grow, according to...
Machinery
Austrian manufacturer Pottinger has extended its Torro Combiline series with the new 5510 Combiline self-loading silage wagon. This “professional-spec” model’s key selling...
Beef
Timothy should not be overlooked as a species of grass that can be included in seed mixes under Irish conditions,”...