Grass growth has continued to lag behind the growth rates that would be expected for this time of year. Many...
June 24, 2022
The sharp spike in grass growth north of Dublin during the first half of May was great news for silage...
June 20, 2022
Grass and forage seed provider Germinal has attracted the interest of German dairy farmers seeking grass and grazing advice in...
June 15, 2022
Grass growth rates remain high on farms which, if sustained further, may pose a challenge. The growth rates that have...
May 27, 2022
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has claimed that a new nitrates derogation condition is causing “significant concern” for farmers. Under...
May 14, 2022
We are now in May and it appears that grass growth has finally gotten the boost that it needed, and...
May 6, 2022
The second rotation has begun on a number of farms, but slow grass growth rates remain an issue on many...
April 14, 2022
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has emphasised that grass is the most important crop grown in Ireland. The...
April 11, 2022
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William John Fitzmaurice is a suckler and sheep farmer based between Athleague and Rour Roads Co. Roscommon. He is farming...
March 20, 2022
Ahead of the day when the world turns green, agri-food scientists are crediting Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick who is...
March 17, 2022
The weather in January and early February has been quite good, with many farmers able to get cows out to...
February 9, 2022
Developing effective grassland management systems for sheep was the theme recently addressed by Dr. Phil Creighton, during his presentation to...
February 8, 2022
A leading grassland expert has suggested that significant numbers of sheep and other livestock farmers cannot identify perennial ryegrass and...
February 7, 2022
A researcher with Teagasc has claimed an international award for her work on multi-species grass swards. Dr. Saoirse Cummins has...
December 23, 2021
Tightening grass supplies and poor underfoot conditions on sheep farms are making it difficult to manage stock, as is often...
December 15, 2021
Although growth rates this backend have been quite good, it’s time to start thinking about spring grass, and close the...
November 11, 2021
Tomorrow is September 1, which means cows are entering the final third of their lactation on spring-calving farms, and it...
August 31, 2021
Grass growth has returned to farms, but growth rates are below what many farmers would of been hoping for after...
August 24, 2021
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