May is a busy month on most dairy farms, with the breeding season in full swing and many farmers planning to harvest...
May 16, 2022
The presence of long days, moisture and warm weather has resulted in grass growth rates taking off on farms in...
May 13, 2022
We are now in May and it appears that grass growth has finally gotten the boost that it needed, and...
May 6, 2022
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has welcomed the proposed €100/ha silage-making grant announced by the...
May 3, 2022
Silage production in Ireland has always centred on grass, but should other plant species, such as clover, be more regularly...
April 30, 2022
JCB has reserved the first outing of its latest telescopic handler, the TM420S, for Scotgrass which is to be held...
April 27, 2022
Grassland specialist Pottinger has added yet another new product to its grassland range – the new MERGENTO VT 9220 belt-type...
April 20, 2022
The second rotation has begun on a number of farms, but slow grass growth rates remain an issue on many...
April 14, 2022
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has emphasised that grass is the most important crop grown in Ireland. The...
April 11, 2022
The Teagasc clover walks got underway today (Tuesday, April 5) and Kevin Moran who farms near Tuam in Co. Galway...
April 5, 2022
As the weather begins to improve, farmers can start to consider turning out some of their older calves to grass....
April 1, 2022
Heavy rain in recent weeks disrupted spring-grazing on most farms, but drier weather has seen cows return to grass on...
March 3, 2022
The weather in January and early February has been quite good, with many farmers able to get cows out to...
February 9, 2022
Developing effective grassland management systems for sheep was the theme recently addressed by Dr. Phil Creighton, during his presentation to...
February 8, 2022
A leading grassland expert has suggested that significant numbers of sheep and other livestock farmers cannot identify perennial ryegrass and...
February 7, 2022
Northern Ireland’s Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Barenbrug are marking a 30-year partnership, one that has seen the development...
December 21, 2021
Two new, Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) grass varieties – Ballyvoy and Dundrod – are about to be released on to the...
December 7, 2021
The use of clover looks like it is going to become increasingly more important on Irish farms as input costs...
November 18, 2021
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