Beef
Advice: Actions to take as weather improves
With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across...
Beef
With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across...
Dairy
With many farmers still unable to get housed stock back onto grass due to the prolonged spell of wet weather...
Dairy Technical
The breeding season is fast approaching and getting cows grazing continues to be a significant challenge on dairy farms. On...
Dairy Technical
Depending on the current diet, cows are being fed additional feed costs could be as high as €250/day for a...
Agri-Business
The National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) has heard that some drystock farmers in the west and northwest of...
Dairy Technical
Milk supplies in a number of co-ops are down by as much as 10%, with this drop in milk volume...
Dairy Technical
The feed quality of grazed grass cannot be bought, according to Dr. Joe Patton of Teagasc speaking at the breeding...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has told the National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) that...
Dairy News
Farmers have been hit with additional feed costs of up to €2,500 based on a 130-cow herd because of ongoing...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has requested that a meeting of the National Fodder and Food...
Dairy Technical
Ensuring that cows are getting adequate amounts of dry matter (DM) and energy is now a challenge on many farms....
N.Ireland
A recent webinar hosted by AgriSearch has confirmed the role for red clover in improving the quality of grass silages....
Agri-Business
As fodder supplies tighten around the country due to persisting wet weather, the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA)...
Dairy Technical
With St. Patrick’s Day approaching and further rainfalls in recent days, grazing continues to be a challenge on the majority...
N.Ireland
The recent ZeroNSile webinar, hosted by AgriSearch, provided an overview of how best to establish productive red clover swards. But,...
Grass
There are renewed calls for the fast-approaching deadline for spreading under the National Liming Programme to be pushed out beyond...
Environment
A leading Teagasc climate advisor has welcomed the significant upturn in agricultural lime usage recorded throughout Ireland over recent years....
Dairy Technical
In recent years, the weather in February and March has had many farmers questioning whether early spring grazing is worth...