Dairy
For most farms, fertiliser is in the ground on their silage blocks and for autumn calving herds and those that are winter milking,..
It is easy to get carried away feeding concentrates for your winter milk herd, however the diet should be adjusted based on the quality of...
We are now into the thick of autumn calving for the winter milk herds and as we get further into the year, it is vital that the freshly...
Testing silage now is crucial as many cows in the country are going to be milking through the winter months with their main source of...
With the June bank holiday weekend looking like it will deliver promising weather, it is crucial that you do not delay your first cut silage
Silage season is well underway in many areas and as most farmers try to get the first-cut completed, attention turns towards the quality...
Dairy Technical
Teagasc is advising farmers to avoid "bulking up" the first cut of silage, as this may prove to be a "false economy", instead research...
Aiming to harvest high-quality silage should always be the aim, but this year more than ever it's importance is being highlighted.
Grass
A total of three events on bast practice in making top-quality silage are set to take place in the north-west next week.
AB Vista has launched a new mobile test for silage quality which, it says, is not just new to the Irish market, but the first of its kind in the world.
