Opinion
Not offering grants for grazing infrastructure is unbelievably shortsighted
The decision by the Department of Agriculture not to include grazing infrastructure, among the list of eligible investments under the...
Opinion
The decision by the Department of Agriculture not to include grazing infrastructure, among the list of eligible investments under the...
Environment
New research into soil processes has discovered that over half the nitrogen applied to grazed grassland soils in temperate regions...
Grass
Dairy farmers participating in Teagasc’s PastureBase Ireland programme will get an extra 10-14 days at grass this winter compared to...
Dairy
Paddocks that are at the end of the current grazing rotation can be kept for dry cows,” according to Teagasc...
Grass
Grass-white clover swards offer the opportunity to increase animal performance in a grass-based dairy production system, according to Teagasc’s Brian...
Grass
Grass and grass silage are valuable feeds, but poor nutrient management is hampering its production, according to John Bailey of...
Grass
The quality of silage offered to animals can have a big impact on their production and performance, according to Sil-All’s...
Grass
Early October is upon us and closing up grass for spring 2016 has begun on some farms. The ‘start of...
Dairy
Closing paddocks now is critical for grass next spring, according to Teagasc’s Patrick Moylan. The Business and Technology Dairy Advisor...
Dairy
It has been suggested recently that as a feed, pasture is more expensive than supplements, but DairyNZ developer Sean McCarthy disagrees...
Grass
The prohibited period when chemical fertiliser spreading is not allowed on Irish farms will start in the coming days. From September...
Beef
The importance of silage analysis to beef finishers, was underlined at a recent farm walk of Kepak’s feedlot organised by...
Dairy
Dairy farmers with plans to expand cow numbers should spend as much money as possible on grass, according to Donal...
Environment
With 90% of Irish soils having sub optimal fertility (pH, Phosphorous (P) or Potassium (K)), Teagasc has recommended September as...
Environment
Soil samples analysed by Teagasc show that 90% of Irish soils tested have sub optimal soil fertility levels (pH, Phosphorous...
Grass
Building grass for autumn is now well underway; however ground conditions are deteriorating after prolonged heavy rainfall in many areas....
Grass
Deciding which fertiliser to use at this time of the year will depend on soil fertility and previous fertiliser used...
Grass
Farmers should be aware if the grass varieties in mixtures they are purchasing are on the Department of Agriculture recommended...