Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Rain needed by many farms
Grass growth on many farms in recent days has been sluggish at best, while farms that have gotten rain are...
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...
Grass
The sharp spike in grass growth north of Dublin during the first half of May was great news for silage...
Machinery Focus
In between the bouts of unsettled weather that has marked June so far, there will be many anxiously awaiting the...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has today (Friday, June 17) announced that the online application system...
Dairy News
Father and son team, Philip and David Clarke, milk 84 crossbred cows, all spring calving, between Ballygawley and Augher in...
Dairy Technical
A number of farmers have oversown clover in the last number of weeks in an effort to increase the amount...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth rates on farms in recent days have significantly reduced, with widespread showers of rain across the country. This...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth rates remain high on farms which, if sustained further, may pose a challenge. The growth rates that have...
Dairy Technical
May is a busy month on most dairy farms, with the breeding season in full swing and many farmers planning to harvest...
Dairy Technical
The presence of long days, moisture and warm weather has resulted in grass growth rates taking off on farms in...
Dairy Technical
We are now in May and it appears that grass growth has finally gotten the boost that it needed, and...
Agri-Business
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has welcomed the proposed €100/ha silage-making grant announced by the...
Machinery Focus
Silage production in Ireland has always centred on grass, but should other plant species, such as clover, be more regularly...
Machinery News
JCB has reserved the first outing of its latest telescopic handler, the TM420S, for Scotgrass which is to be held...
Machinery News
Grassland specialist Pottinger has added yet another new product to its grassland range – the new MERGENTO VT 9220 belt-type...
Dairy Technical
The second rotation has begun on a number of farms, but slow grass growth rates remain an issue on many...