Agri-Business
Photos: Donegal Silage Awards winners announced
The Homeland and Nutrias Animal Feed Donegal Silage Competition winners for 2022 were announced at a recent event in the...
Agri-Business
The Homeland and Nutrias Animal Feed Donegal Silage Competition winners for 2022 were announced at a recent event in the...
Dairy Technical
Hypomagnesaemia, also known as grass tetany, is often an issue that is not thought about or considered until it is...
Sheep
Rather unfavourable grazing conditions have made life on farms tricky in recent weeks and in cases, have forced some ewes...
Sheep News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has hit out at the 2023 Fodder Support Scheme, claiming that many sheep farmers have...
Grass
Forage expert Dr. Dave Davies is posing the fundamental question to farmers – have you met your silage-making targets for...
Grass
Forage specialist Dr. Dave Davies spoke at the first of the 2022, Alltech-hosted ‘Making Silage Sense’ webinar series. The Wales-based...
Dairy Technical
The heavy rain experienced in most parts of the country over the past week has made grazing conditions much more...
Dairy Technical
The grazing season on farms for 2022 is drawing to a close, with October signalling the beginning of the closing...
Dairy Technical
Autumn average farm cover (AFC) targets on many farms will not be reached this year, with many having to settle...
Dairy Technical
It may be time for dairy farmers to complete a fodder budget to determine how their winter feed supplies are...
Machinery Focus
The latter end of the grass season has been disappointing for many, with the crop suffering from a dearth of...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth levels have been significantly behind where many would like them to be for the time of year. Many...
Sheep
As lamb prices are on a downward spiral, and as we head into autumn when grass quality is going to...
Beef
Making the best use of grass has been a key driver for south Antrim suckler-beef farmer, Alastair McNeilly, over the...
N.Ireland
Tollymore and crossgar are two new grass varieties included on the recently released 2022/2023 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists (RGCL)...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth on many farms in recent days has been sluggish at best, while farms that have gotten rain are...
Agri-Business
Teagasc has said that feed stock levels on farms are currently “positive overall”, but added there is scope for additional...
Dairy Technical
Pre-mowing paddocks has become common practice on many Irish dairy farms. It is used on some farms where paddocks have...