Dairy
Testing silage: Getting the most out of your winter milk contract
Testing silage now is crucial, as many cows around the country are going to be milking through the winter months,...
Dry Matter
Dairy
Preventing bloat as we enter into the high risk season
As we enter into the autumn months, the risk of bloat increases as clover content is at its peak and...
Sponsored
Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Beef
ABP Demo Farm: New post-weaning strategy for calves
The last of the 2024-born dairy-beef calves were turned out to grass on the ABP Demo Farm in Co. Carlow...
Podcast
Listen: AgriFocus - grass growth with Teagasc advisor Fergal Maguire
In this final episode of the season, Agriland editor Stella Meehan speaks to Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Programme advisor, Fergal Maguire...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Managing spring reseeded paddocks
Although we had a very wet spring, a number of farmers were still able to get their paddocks reseeded. A...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland: First-cut silage has average DM of just 24%
Extensive forage analysis carried out by United Feeds is confirming that first-cut silage made in Northern Ireland this year has...
Dairy Technical
Have you tested your silage quality yet?
Grass is key to Ireland’s agricultural production model, with grazed grass used to feed our livestock during the grazing season...
Grass
Wilting silage - is it worthwhile?
Wilting is one of the most important steps when making high quality silage – wilting increases the dry matter (DM)...
Tillage
Catch and forage crops: Yield, dry matter and GLAS approval
There are lots of different options when it comes to sowing forage crops. These options all vary in yield, dry...
Grass
Grass advice: Cleaning final heavy covers and keeping your cows healthy
What a difference a week makes. Although weather has got a lot cooler, ground conditions have improved greatly – allowing...
Opinion
Are we managing our grassland correctly?
By John McHugh, dairy farmer, Portlaoise, Co. Laois The importance of grassland to the Irish livestock farmer is well recognised,...
Beef
Unsure how to calculate dry matter yields in a paddock? Here's two simple ways
Teagasc has produced two handy guides to measuring dry matter (DM) for cattle and sheep farmers. Ensuring a paddock isn’t...