Grass
'Good quality silage is not all about dry matter content'
This year has been a difficult year to manage grass and get good quality silage due to the unsettled weather conditions...
Grass
This year has been a difficult year to manage grass and get good quality silage due to the unsettled weather conditions...
Grass
Farmers who spread lime on their farms report positive results according to Teagasc but there are key guidelines to follow...
Grass
Fertiliser sales have slowed considerably over recent weeks, according to the IFA’s latest fertiliser price update. It says good grass...
Grass
Proper grass measuring and budgeting is simply a matter of trusting the figures, according to Agriland’s Farm Free Competition winner...
Grass
Now is the time of year to measure how much forage you have and whether or not it is enough...
Grass
The cost of drainage systems needs to offer significant benefits to farmers for it to be economically viable with there...
Beef
The four main variables influencing the profitability of suckler beef enterprises are grass production and its utilisation, animal performance, and...
Grass
The amount of grass grown on farms would increase if farmers eliminated docks from their swards, according to TP Whelehan’s...
Dairy
Some dairy farmers do not have enough silage made to see them through next winter, according to Teagasc’s George Ramsbottom....
Grass
In 2010 Teagasc Moorepark initiated a research programme investigating the benefit of incorporating white clover into perennial ryegrass pastures for...
Grass
Many farmers across the country are fighting an on-going battle against what many would refer to the ‘scourge of rushes’....
Grass
One-third of all Irish milk is produced on heavy lowland or hilly soils, according to Teagasc’s George Ramsbottom. The Teagasc...
Rural Life
Irish farmers are being asked to buy purple silage wrap and net and help support Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin...
Rural Life
If a farmer or contractor is driving a tractor transporting bales on a trailer it is their responsibility to ensure...
Grass
Silage made from surplus grass over the next couple of weeks will give farmers a little bit of summer during...
Grass
The silage season has kicked into gear with farmers taking advantage of the good weather to make the coming winter’s...
Grass
Farmers working off high derogation levels should soil test every year, according to the Head of Grassland Science in Teagasc...
Rural Life
Silage season began in earnest over the weekend, with farmers taking advantage of the fine weather to bring tractors, mowers...