Agri-Business
Watch: 'For the first time ever, we have run out of fodder'
As fodder supplies tighten around the country due to persisting wet weather, the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA)...
Agri-Business
As fodder supplies tighten around the country due to persisting wet weather, the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA)...
N.Ireland
Red clover has the potential to fix up to 250kg of nitrogen (N)/ha from the air on an annual basis....
Dairy Technical
Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now...
Dairy Technical
Fat cows need to be closely monitored, as they are high risk for issues around calving. Over conditioned or ‘fat’...
Grass
The importance of red clover in silage swards has been highlighted by AgriSearch general manager, Jason Rankin. “Grassland farmers are...
N.Ireland
A webinar with advice on how to successfully establish red clover silage swards will take place later this month. It...
Agri-Business
The National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) has heard how farmers around the country have been struggling to secure...
Agri-Business
The National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) is to meet this week following a request from Minister for Agriculture,...
Rural Life
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been urged to outline his response to a survey conducted by...
N.Ireland
There is now growing concern on many dairy farms across Northern Ireland that silage stocks are running low. This issue...
Beef
One third of farmers who took part in a snap Agriland survey over a 24-hour period have said they are...
Dairy
Mycotoxins are natural substances produced by moulds and fungi. They cannot be seen with the naked eye, and they cannot...
Dairy News
The scale of the mycotoxin challenges in Irish silages is higher than in previous years and will need to be...
Dairy Technical
Silage pits on many farms have now been open for a numbers of months in most cases, and it is...
Beef
Cattle have been housed for some time now on many farms across the country, and with the early housing date...
N.Ireland
Silage slippage is a major challenge on many dairy and beef farms throughout Northern Ireland at the present time, according...
Beef Technical
With the majority of cattle now housed on farms across the country, attention is now turning to winter diets and...
N.Ireland
Most dairy farmers in Northern Ireland will have sufficient silage stocks built up by this stage to get them through...