Beef
Grass tetany cases have started - know the early signs
Kyle Veterinary Clinic in Durrow, Co Laois, received its first call out of the year to a suspected grass tetany...
Beef
Kyle Veterinary Clinic in Durrow, Co Laois, received its first call out of the year to a suspected grass tetany...
Grass
The mild weather has kept grass growth rates above demand, but there are no surplus’ on most farms as yet....
Sheep
If grass is scarce (<3.5-4cm), as a guide, feed 0.75-1.0kg/head/day during the first three weeks to ewes in good condition that are rearing...
Dairy
Cows need to be on a rising plane of nutrition or gaining weight at the moment as they’re approaching the...
Dairy
It was only on the back of a grass test, last autumn, that dairy farmer Noel Butler had any hint...
Agri-Business
DLF-Trifolium, the world’s largest producer of grass and clover seed and Waterford-based Seedtech, part of the Arvum Group, have launched...
Agri-Business
Ulster Bank has launched a new pasture loan which, it says, can be up to €60,000 per customer over a...
Grass
Low soil temperatures across the country are having an impact on grass growth rates and David Lawrence, Ruminant Specialist with...
Dairy
A seminar entitled “Understanding Grass Measuring” with Barry Lynch of AgriNet is to be held tomorrow (Monday) night. Taking place...
Tillage
Under sowing spring barley with grass is a feasible option for livestock farmers wishing to combine a tillage and forage...
Dairy
What a difference a few days of dry weather makes. Ground conditions are now very good, allowing for good grass...
Dairy
The Northern Ireland NI average milk price for January was 22.33p/l, a decrease of 0.46p/l (2.0%) compared with December, according...
Dairy
February has been a challenging month for farmers to meet their grazing targets. Many may have targeted to have 30%...
Dairy
Spring is officially upon us with calving under way and grazing has started across the country. It has been a...
Beef
Grass tetany is still an issue and it is important to have Magnesium mineral licks or supplements in the water...
Environment
Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) statements for the period January 1 to September 30, 2014 are available online for all...
Dairy
We are now a few weeks into closing paddocks, those closed within the next week are the paddocks we will...
Agri-Business
The latest Sherry FitzGerald Agricultural Land Price Index showed that diversity in the agricultural land market is clearly evident in...