Agri-Business
Irish farmers could potentially be exporting fodder supplies to the England this winter following a poor season.
90% of farms expect to have sufficient feed in place for the coming winter, according to the latest data from Teagasc.
Dairy
Farmers must start looking ahead to the winter months and create a fodder budget to ensure they have adequate feed for the housed period
As all first cuts are complete and farmers have paddocks closed for second cut silage, now is a good time to complete a fodder budget...
It's not great to be talking about the winter months and we are only at the start of July but farmers should begin to prepare themselves...
Dairy Technical
The impact of cutting dates on silage quality is something to be considered as the weather for the last couple of days has been excellent...
As we are now into the month of May, farmers may be eyeing up an early silage cut, and farmers should be budgeting feed for next...
January is an important time to assess remaining winter feed stocks and in particular after the year of 2024, which proved to be very...
Although the good back end to the year has seen somewhat of a relief to fodder supplies across the country, shortages and the fear of...
Winter feed supply may look scarce on many farms as grass growth has been far from good throughout the summer months due to the lower than...
Although it is late in the year, many farmers spread fertiliser after their last cut of silage in late July or early August in order to...
As we get closer to second cut silage preparation, now it is time to look ahead and put a fodder budget in place as a lot of farmers may be...
Up to 30% of farms across both dairy and drystock enterprises are currently reporting significant winter feed deficits, the NFFSC heard.
With grass growth rates stagnated across the country and with moisture deficits seen in most areas, farmers worry about their cow's energy...
Last winter saw a lot of farmers in the country run tight or run out of silage reserves, and for those who fear of running short this winter..
Dairy farmer across the country have seen much of their fodder stock depleted as a result of...
Silage pits on many farms have now been open for a numbers of months in most cases and it is now time to ensure that there is enough fodder
Beef
With the early housing date this year, it is essential that farmers know the quantity and quality of their silage and take a silage test.
Teagasc have recently updated the national fodder survey across dairy and drystock farms...
There are a number of jobs that farmers can be completing on their farms over the coming weeks before housing gets underway.
Something that needs to be completed on farms over the coming days if it has not already been completed is a fodder budget.
A "comprehensive" and "robust" survey of current fodder stocks on dairy and beef farms is underway across the country.
Livestock farmers need to be completing a fodder budget for their farms to determine their winter feed situation.
