Environment
Silage set to remain critically important winter feed source
Approximately 19 million grass silage bales are made in Ireland on an annual basis, which is a figure that is...
Environment
Approximately 19 million grass silage bales are made in Ireland on an annual basis, which is a figure that is...
Rural Life
From using calving cameras for CCTV, to creating physical barriers at gates, coming up with ways to prevent the theft...
N.Ireland
A farmer in Northern Ireland resorted to setting up video camera surveillance in one of his fields after repeated thefts...
Dairy Technical
Silage bales have a role to play on almost every Irish livestock farm, with silage contributing between 25% and 40%...
Machinery News
Main-season first-cut silage has kicked off over the past week on farms across Ireland with the arrival of more settled...
Agri-Business
As silage making season gets underway across the country, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has reminded...
Agri-Business
Round bales of silage are trading as high as €60/bale delivered in some parts of the country, sources have confirmed...
Dairy Technical
Grass is key to Ireland’s agricultural production model, with grazed grass used to feed our livestock during the grazing season...
Dairy Technical
Silage contributes between 25% and 40% of the annual diet of beef and dairy animals, depending on length of housing,...
Beef
In recent years, more and more baled silage has been made and this year is no different. Favorable weather conditions...
Grass
Yesterday morning (Tuesday, October 16) Criostoir O’Crualaoi was driving to work when he noticed that a perpetrator had entered his...
Rural Life
An English farmer came in for a nasty surprise this week, when he found several of his bales of silage...
Rural Life
Drumshanbo’s ‘Stylish Silage’ competition is back this year with more entries and additional prize money, according to ‘An Tostal’ festival...
Beef
There is large variation in silage prices across the country. Quality is also variable and farmers need to choose carefully...
Grass
The high grass growth rates witnessed over the past six weeks have finally subsided, farmers around the country have reported....
Beef
With the recent burst of growth and silage harvesting, many farmers are asking themselves if they have enough silage in...
Grass
There is no difference in the quality between baled and pit silage, according to Teagasc’s Dr. Joe Patton. He said...
Grass
When making baled silage, it is important to note what specifications of bale-wrap (film) you are getting. While ‘standard’ 750mm...