Machinery
A computer operated spot spraying system, specifically designed to target individual weeds in grass swards, is now available
Dairy
It's the last chance of the year to get some autumn reseeding done and even though grass growth has slowed down, the temperatures...
A lot of reseeded paddocks across the country are in need of a bit of moisture and rain, which is forecasted to hit over the next couple...
The weather no doubt, has been poor in the last few days with plenty of rainfall across the country, however reseeding paddocks this...
Begin to walk paddocks and review the annual tonnage of each paddock on the farm to identify paddocks for a spring reseed.
Now that we are at the latter end of the grazing season for 2024,the College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have taken...
With the tightness of grass growth in recent weeks and the poor grazing conditions at the start of the spring leaving it difficult to...
Dairy Technical
The role of the legume plant known as clover has an increasing more important role on Irish dairy farms....
A major focus in agriculture this year has been on increasing the clover content in swards on farms. With that in mind, it is necessary to remember that to oversow clover, weeds in swards need to be under control.
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The establishment and persistency of clover is a major issue on farm due to poor soil health. There are three...