Beef
Managing grass effectively in the autumn will ensure optimum grass covers are available on the farm...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth continues to be in a strong position as we enter into mid-September, which continues to be a welcome sign for farmers.
Dairy
New research on the attitudes of people working in the Irish dairy sector has shown that being an intensive grass producer is part...
Grass
The South Tipperary Young Farmers Discussion Group will host an online talk from a company that specialises in grass measuring by satellite.
Agri Politics
The department is currently working with Teagasc to facilitate grass production recording on heavily stocked farms, Minister McConalogue says.
It is hard to believe that we are entering another grazing season on farms across the country; feels like only yesterday the farm was closed.
Grass growth is holding steady across the country, likely due to the slightly above average soil temperatures.
A new sensor technology designed to help farmers optimise grass management will be on display at the upcoming National Dairy Show.
Huge variability exists across the country in terms of grass growth; some farmers are hitting 140kg DM/ha while others reaching 30kg DM/ha.
Despite the promise of rain last week, farmers have seen very little since and in some areas grass is beginning to come under stress.
This week, farmers across the country are getting ready to kickstart the 2019 silage season on their farms.
Growth rates for last week were running at 67kg DM/ha on average, while this week they are running below this at 61kg DM/ha on average.
Last weekends unexpected sunshine and high temperatures finally gave us that grass growth boost we were waiting for.
Now's the time to set your farm up for the grazing season ahead with a spring rotation planner (SRP). Check out this article...
N.Ireland
Farmers could be losing out on thousands of pounds simply by not effectively managing their grass, researchers say
Niall O'Meara runs a herd of mainly Limousin and Simmental cows in Co. Galway. Grass measuring plays an important role on his farm.
With the sun on your back - and on the cows'- dairy farming has to be one of the best professions to be in.
Sheep
Sheep farmers should have a closing plan in place this October to ensure they have enough of grass next spring,Teagasc Research Officer says.