Dairy
Weather will allow for a potential final cut of silage this week
Many farmers chose to spread fertiliser after their last cut of silage in late July or early August in order...
fodder budget
Dairy
Fodder budget: Time to start preparing for winter
As we get closer to second cut silage preparation, it is time to look ahead and put a fodder budget...
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Dairy
NFFSC: Up to 30% of farms report significant winter feed deficits
Up to 30% of farms across both dairy and drystock enterprises are currently reporting significant winter feed deficits, the National...
Dairy
Dealing with low grass growth rates and moisture deficits
With grass growth rates stagnated across the country and with moisture deficits seen in most areas, farmers worry about their...
Dairy
Alternative winter feed sources for dairy farmers
Last winter saw a lot of farmers in the country run tight or run out of silage reserves, and for...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Budgeting fodder for next winter
Dairy farmer across the country have seen much of their fodder stock depleted as a result of consistent rain since...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Managing fodder supplies on farms
Silage pits on many farms have now been open for a numbers of months in most cases, and it is...
Beef
Advice: Fodder budgets and interpreting silage test results
Cattle have been housed for some time now on many farms across the country, and with the early housing date...
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Agri-Business
Fodder Survey: 'North West' farms tight for winter feed
Teagasc have recently updated the national fodder survey across dairy and drystock farms nationwide. It comes as a follow-up to...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Jobs to get completed in September
There are a number of jobs that farmers can be completing on their farms over the coming weeks before housing...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Fodder budget needs to be completed
Something that needs to be completed on farms over the coming days, if not already done, is a fodder budget....
Agri-Business
'Comprehensive' fodder survey underway - Magan
A “comprehensive” and “robust” survey of current fodder stocks on dairy and beef farms is currently underway across the country....
Dairy Technical
Fodder budget needs to be completed on farms
Livestock farmers need to be completing a fodder budget for their farms to determine their winter feed situation as it...
Dairy Technical
Why harvesting high quality silage is important
There is often an aim to cut silage crops early and harvest as high a quality silage as possible, but...
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Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: To-do list for September
The autumn is a busy period on dairy farms: Autumn-calving herds are preparing for calving and spring-calving herds are preparing...
Dairy Technical
Time to complete a fodder budget on dairy farms
It may be time for dairy farmers to complete a fodder budget to determine how their winter feed supplies are...
Dairy Technical
Preparing for second-cut silage
The last number of days and weeks saw the vast majority of farmers move to secure their first cut of...
Dairy Technical
Clover walks: 'We still need to feed our stock next winter'
At the Teagasc clover walks held earlier this week fodder security and fodder budgeting were discussed, as farmers prepare to...