Grass
The impact of this year's droughts means more farmers may need to consider a contingency of summer silage as part of their fodder budgets.
Zero grazing
A €20 fuel surcharge, two-week credit periods, and charging by load or by hour; Agriland caught up with contractors to talk zero grazing.
Currently average grass growth is sitting at 42kg dry matter (DM)/ha, with DM coming in at just under 13%.
Dairy
Both daylight and weather conditions have slipped over the last week, and with that, grass growth has also started to decline.
AFBI is confirming that it will continue to have full use of the grass genetics developed over recent years.
Agri-Business
Minister Heydon has confirmed a €46.2 million funding package to support farmers facing severe fertiliser input cost spikes.
Grass growth has been stronger than ever for this time of the year, but rates are now starting to fall back.
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Grass growth is continuing to boom into October, with current daily growth rates 10kg of dry matter (DM)/ha above the 10 year average.
A lot of this year's silage may have been cut in poor conditions, so the management of silage effluent will need to be on point this winter.
Machinery
Krone has redesigned three of its forage wagon ranges with the aim of setting new standards and a focus on operator comfort and efficiency.
As the 2026 harvest comes to a close, farmers are trying new ways to improve their soil health after a long dry summer
As we enter into October next week, the talk of closing off paddocks and starting the final rotation will be commencing.
An Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) research team is to investigate the potential role of alternative forages
Belfast-headquartered Germinal has announced an investment of £5 million in expanded seed processing capacity at its site in England.
slurry spreading period
Minister Martin Heydon has promised to continue monitoring the current situation in respect to fertiliser and slurry spreading dates.
soil health week
Teagasc will host Soil Health Week from tomorrow (Monday) to Friday, September 25, to highlight the importance of healthy soils.
The story for most of the summer growing season has been that the south and south-east of the country has been struggling.
A lot of farms may still have one final cut of silage to bring into the yard, but are silage additives worth the money for the last cut?
Grass growth is finally picking up after a long two months of drought, but now is not the time to get complacent.
The last day farmers can spread chemical fertiliser is coming up on Monday, September 14, so what should farmers do between now and then?
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been called on to change rules around geese and swans under ACRES.
Farmers have been urged to make the most of the recovery in grass growth in the last week or so in order to boost fodder supplies.
