Machinery News
Pottinger launches new belt-type rake for grassland range
Grassland specialist Pottinger has added yet another new product to its grassland range – the new MERGENTO VT 9220 belt-type...
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...
Agri-Business
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has emphasised that grass is the most important crop grown in Ireland. The...
Dairy Technical
The Teagasc clover walks got underway today (Tuesday, April 5) and Kevin Moran who farms near Tuam in Co. Galway...
Dairy Technical
As the weather begins to improve, farmers can start to consider turning out some of their older calves to grass....
Dairy Technical
Heavy rain in recent weeks disrupted spring-grazing on most farms, but drier weather has seen cows return to grass on...
Dairy Technical
The weather in January and early February has been quite good, with many farmers able to get cows out to...
Sheep Technical
Developing effective grassland management systems for sheep was the theme recently addressed by Dr. Phil Creighton, during his presentation to...
Grass
A leading grassland expert has suggested that significant numbers of sheep and other livestock farmers cannot identify perennial ryegrass and...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Barenbrug are marking a 30-year partnership, one that has seen the development...
Grass
Two new, Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) grass varieties – Ballyvoy and Dundrod – are about to be released on to the...
Dairy Technical
The use of clover looks like it is going to become increasingly more important on Irish farms as input costs...
Dairy Technical
Although growth rates this backend have been quite good, it’s time to start thinking about spring grass, and close the...
Grass
Ruminant-based livestock sectors will achieve the sustainability improvements they need to make, through improved forage utilisation, according to United Feeds...
Property
Two Wicklow farms have come onto the market in executor sales, one in Aughrim and the other in Tinahely. A...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth has returned to farms, but growth rates are below what many farmers would of been hoping for after...
Dairy Technical
This year’s grass growing season has been challenging to say the least, with growth rates slow for the majority of...
Grass
Teagasc advisors will readily admit that it will take a commitment, extending out over a number of years, for every...