The preparation for first-cut silage is beginning on some farms. It is important that, with the rising costs of getting...
April 17, 2021
Actions and decisions made now will determine the quality and quantity of silage in next year’s pit and bales. As...
April 11, 2021
Silage can never be as high a quality of forage as the grass from which it was initially made. and...
April 1, 2021
As farmers make their way through pits of silage up and down the country, it might be no harm to...
December 6, 2020
The persistent poor weather conditions, which have made grazing conditions challenging, have resulted in many farmers feeding silage for longer...
March 12, 2020
The end of the grazing season is fast approaching and, with that, comes the start of introducing silage to the...
September 9, 2019
Producing high dry matter digestibility (DMD) silage is the objective on dairy farms across the country and good grazing management...
November 5, 2018
Calving may seem like a long way away for spring-calving suckler herds, but winter management is key to the success...
October 19, 2018
Milking a herd of 135 purebred Holstein Friesian cows, Joe and Kevin Doran – a father-and-son team – got the...
May 17, 2018
Over rolling high moisture grass in-silo serves only to significantly reduce silage quality, according to Sil-All’s global product manager Gordon...
February 12, 2017
The quality of silage made on Irish farms is up slightly on last year, according to Farm Business Advisers (FDA)...
November 15, 2016
Swards that were grazed prior to being closed off are producing silage of a significantly higher quality than those which...
October 26, 2016
A significant proportion of the baled silage made in the north west this year is of very poor quality, according...
October 19, 2016
The silage season has kicked into gear with farmers taking advantage of the good weather to make the coming winter’s...
May 25, 2016
Decisions taken now and over the next six weeks will have a major effect on silage quality next winter, according...
April 19, 2016
Silage can be extremely variable in terms of its nutritional characteristics, according to Teagasc’s Kevin Barron. “So it’s important to...
December 11, 2015
First cut silage made in Ireland this year have an average DMD value of 68, according to Teagasc Dairy Specialist Dr...
November 19, 2015
The importance of silage analysis to beef finishers, was underlined at a recent farm walk of Kepak’s feedlot organised by...
September 7, 2015
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