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Do you know what grass varieties you will sow this autumn?

August 11, 2019

Dairy

Reseeding can often be a daunting task for many farmers as there are a lot of things that need to be taken into…

Have you taken these tips into consideration before choosing your grass mix?

May 19, 2019

Dairy

If you looked out across the countryside this week you were bound to see grass scattered for silage or a field recently reseeded.…

Giving grass swards ‘Energy’ for the season ahead

April 2, 2019

Recent results from grazing variety trials at Teagasc Moorepark show that AstonEnergy, a late tetraploid, is the highest digestible variety under grazed management.…

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Reseeding: Abergain tops the PPI list

March 18, 2019

Grass

The 2019 Perennial Ryegrass Varieties List, along with the Pasture Profit Index (PPI), was published recently and Abergain (tetraploid) tops the list with…

New Irish grass variety – Oak Park…what you need to know

March 5, 2019

Grass

Oakpark is the new grass variety on the block and very importantly it is an Irish bred variety – the first to come…

‘Farmer of the Year’ gets to the roots of grass varieties

May 18, 2018

Peter and Paula Hynes farm a herd of 180 pedigree Holstein cows in Aherla, Co. Cork. The Hynes family won the Zurich /…

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Reseeding: What grass varieties should I use?

May 8, 2018

Grass

After identifying poor-performing paddocks, the next step is to choose a grass variety which will best suit the system on the farm. Farmers…

‘It’s no good growing grass if it can’t be grazed clean’

March 30, 2018

There is an increasing demand for varieties that are most suited to grazing. Traditionally, grass variety traits have been high digestibility – to…

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Why farmers are moving towards easy-care grass varieties

August 10, 2017

Traditionally, grass varieties have been selected on the basis of high digestibility, to drive animal performance, and high dry matter production to enable…

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Grass advice: Making the most of your ‘cover’

May 1, 2017

Grass

A warm weather forecast for this week is going to drive up grass growth rates; it is much needed on some farms. Most northern…

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