Cathal McAleer - Author - Agriland.ie
Cathal McAleer is a grassland consultant working with individual farmers and facilitating discussion groups throughout Ireland. 087 160 2491 / 0044 7749 531679
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As dairy farmers, we are great at knowing our targets: 90% submission rate within 21 days of breeding start date;...
2017 is drawing to a close and – for spring-calving herds – the majority of cows are now dried off....
What a difference a week makes. Although weather has got a lot cooler, ground conditions have improved greatly – allowing...
As we plan to extend the grazing season, increasing the average farm cover (AFC) is now on most of our...
The nights are getting slightly longer as we have passed summer’s peak. However, grass growth rates are excellent on most...
With the sun on your back – and on the cows’ – dairy farming has to be one of the...
The first round of breeding has kicked off to a flying start, with excellent weather over the past few weeks....
A warm weather forecast for this week is going to drive up grass growth rates; it is much needed on some...
It’s mid-April and the sun is shining. Temperatures are varying quite a bit throughout the country but farms that got the...
A welcome stretch in the evenings is helping to dry things up a bit. There has been a lot of...
It is incredible how much people’s moods improve when there are a few hours of sunshine and dry concrete. We’ve had...
There has been plenty of discussion around fertiliser application in January and it is not a once size fits all...
North of the border most herds are now fully housed or on their last few days at grass. With frosty...
As we enter into the second week of closing, the effect of grazing heavier covers becomes apparent; cows are working...
Ground conditions in the north and west of the country has made grazing extremely difficult over the past two weeks....
As autumn draws in, there is plenty of planning to do for the remainder of the grazing season and indeed...
From February 1 (on farms in Northern Ireland) or January 16 on farms in the Republic of Ireland, slurry goes...
Early October is upon us and closing up grass for spring 2016 has begun on some farms. The ‘start of...