Grass
Difficult conditions affect grass growth and silage making
Constant rain showers have led to great difficulty in getting first cut silage harvested, while grass growth in many areas...
Grass
Constant rain showers have led to great difficulty in getting first cut silage harvested, while grass growth in many areas...
Grass
Grass growth rates are slow due to a cooler change in the weather. Aim to grow as much grass as you...
Grass
Silage contracting rates will in the range €110/ac to €140/ac for 2015, according to Co. Meath contractor Peter Farrelly. “These...
Grass
Many dairy and livestock farmers have missed the boat in terms of maximising first cut grass silage quality this year,...
Grass
How do you ensure that you achieve good quality silage from now until the crop is harvested and sealed in...
Grass
AB Vista has launched a new mobile device for testing silage quality which, it says, is not just new to the...
Grass
With the silage season now upon us, it is important to ensure that the silage pit is in good condition...
Grass
Does your silage pit rival the size of this maize silage pit in the US? East Dublin Dairy in Minnesota...
Grass
Interest in fertiliser among farmers has picked up in recent days with many of the buyer groups purchasing ahead of...
Grass
Spring milk producers wanting to maximise milk from grazed grass, must also maximise silage quality, as there is often an need...
Grass
Despite cold weather growth rates have improved slightly this week, depending on farm fertility and location. It is crucial that...
Grass
Farmers can maximise the value of their reseeding this spring by including the latest top performing perennial ryegrass varieties, according...
Grass
The recent cold and wet weather has slowed down grass growth and fertiliser sales, according to the IFA’s latest fertiliser...
Grass
The mean cost of the drainage systems installed to date as part of the Teagasc Heavy Soils programme has come...
Beef
Walking silage fields over the coming days is the essential prerequisite to making high quality winter forage, according to Teagasc....
Dairy
Daily grass growth rates have fallen to 52kg of DM/ha/day, according to Dr Michael O’Donovan of Teagasc. “Demand levels for...
Dairy
Teagasc research has shown that every tonne of grass utilised increases net profit by €161/ha. Maintaining a low-cost base is our best...
Grass
With soil temperature at 9 degrees and over 30mm of rain this week, it is far from an idyllic start...