Grass
Teagasc tips for successful grass reseeding
The main advantage of reseeding grassland on a farm is that, it will increase both the quantity and quality of...
Grass
The main advantage of reseeding grassland on a farm is that, it will increase both the quantity and quality of...
Grass
High grass growth and soaring store prices have seen the grass covers on many dry stock farms increase. What should...
Beef
Dairy and beef farmers should be on the lookout for quite an intense period of lungworm infection (hoose) once the current...
Beef
Last week’s rain has seen grass growth explode and exceptionally strong demand from grass buyers has had a positive impact...
Dairy
Farmers need to get over the stigma of location when it comes to growing grass, Teagasc’s Michael O’Donovan told farmers...
Dairy
By pushing for high-quality grass this month and taking out the 1-2kg concentrate per day, a typical 100-cow dairy herd...
Grass
It has been extremely difficult to maintain grass quality in June, but staying on an 18-19-day rotation definitely helped us...
Grass
Ground conditions are excellent countrywide so keep grazing fields or paddocks tightly to ensure good quality grass. Ideal grass height should just...
Grass
Many farmers regard the thistle as the bane of there lives when it comes to managing their grassland. Creeping Thistle...
Grass
Irish livestock farmers could improve the output they achieve from grazed grass, if they moved away from set stocking, according...
Machinery
Silage making is continuing across the country and with good weather promised again next week, grass-cutting looks set to continue....
Dairy
Dairy margins will remain tight in the short term, and dairy farmers are asking what they can do to reduce...
Grass
David Murphy from Co. Armagh has taken the lead in this years Yara Grass Prix, the competition which sees farmers...
Grass
Best control of docks will be achieved in good growing conditions when docks are actively growing and nutrients are actively being...
Grass
Drone video maker extradionaire Paul Brennan has another amazing silage video. This time, his latest silage video ‘Silage Men – 50...
Grass
Have you got all your grass mown for silage and packed into the pit or baled yet? With the good...
Sheep
Much of the slowdown in lamb growth rates is due to sward quality in June, Pat McCambridge of the College of Agriculture,...
Grass
Constant rain showers have led to great difficulty in getting first cut silage harvested, while grass growth in many areas...