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Act fast to preserve wholecrop silage

July 22, 2018

Wholecrop silage is a very popular option for farmers this season, as fodder stocks remain low. Farmers have been busy saving winter barley,…

Plastic shining across the country as maize acreage booms

May 25, 2018

Tillage

The acreage of land sown under maize across the country has increased massively, according to Maizetech’s John Foley. Speaking to AgriLand earlier this…

Dairying: ‘We have lost the plot in Northern Ireland’

April 12, 2018

Dairy

Northern Ireland dairy farmers are on average getting less than half the industry’s target for milk from forage, according to figures collected through…

Cost benefits of beet and maize continue to be promoted

March 26, 2018

Tillage

“People know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” This was how Brian Reidy, of Premier Farm Nutrition, began his talk…

Making the most of forage reserves with molasses

November 10, 2017

With fodder reserves forecasted to be tight this year and good quality feeding straw difficult to source, all signs point toward a challenging…

‘Mixing beet and maize in the pit growing in popularity’

October 9, 2017

Tillage

Mixing beet and maize in the pit is getting popular in Co. Cork. JB O’Donovan delivers, chops and mixes beet with maize as it…

‘Beet is the cheapest conserved forage to grow’

October 7, 2017

Tillage

In terms of the cost per unit of feed value, beet is the cheapest conserved crop to grow, according to Goldcrop’s Dave Barry.…

New ‘compact, professional-spec’ silage wagon hits the market

April 20, 2017

Machinery

Austrian manufacturer Pottinger has extended its Torro Combiline series with the new 5510 Combiline self-loading silage wagon. This “professional-spec” model’s key selling point, says the…

Timothy – the forgotten grass species?

March 18, 2017

Beef

Timothy should not be overlooked as a species of grass that can be included in seed mixes under Irish conditions,” according to AFBI…

Video: Respiro belt rake ‘lifts’ rather than ‘sweeps’ at FTMTA show

February 9, 2017

Machinery

One of the most eye-catching machines at this week’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show at Punchestown, Co. Kildare is the Respiro belt rake. This…

Video: How to keep an insatiably hungry harvester moving

January 20, 2017

Other

Struggling to find an operator that can drive steadily alongside a self-propelled forage harvester? Why not simply abandon the whole notion of side-filling…

Grazing winter oats – a US perspective

December 4, 2016

Tillage

Dairy farmers in the US state of Wisconsin are being encouraged to sow winter oats in early August and then graze the growing…

How to maximise cattle output from forage this winter

November 11, 2016

Forage is the cheapest available feed for cattle with grazed grass capable of sustaining good levels of animal performance even in the late…

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