Dairy Technical
Key management tips on dairy farms for the month of May
The month of May is a busy time on many dairy farms with the breeding season in full swing and...
Dairy Technical
The month of May is a busy time on many dairy farms with the breeding season in full swing and...
Beef
It’s no secret that grass supplies are getting tight around the country with plenty of farmers beginning to get anxious...
Dairy Technical
The use of white clover in grassland offers many benefits to Irish farmers, including to replace fertiliser nitrogen (N), which...
Beef Technical
The preparation for first-cut silage is beginning on some farms. It is important that, with the rising costs of getting...
Sheep
During a recent webinar about grazing management on sheep farms, Philip Creighton of Teagasc spoke about the benefits of applying...
Dairy
The use of clover in grassland to replace fertiliser nitrogen (N) can substantially lower greenhouse gas (GHG) and ammonia emissions...
Environment
Grass production on all farms above 100 livestock units (LU) or 130kg of organic nitrogen (N) per hectare will have...
Dairy
The value of grass growth in spring and autumn was hammered home to those listening to this year’s Teagasc Virtual...
Sheep
This time of the year, especially when the weather is wet, it can be difficult to achieve good, tight cleanouts,...
Dairy
The past two weeks or so have been pretty much a write off in terms of getting any work done...
Dairy
Unfortunately, the rain over the past week has forced many farmers to house their cows for a period of time,...
Dairy
August is the month where attentions turn to building covers in order to extend the grazing season into the back...
Sheep
Over the last number of weeks, grass growth rates have taken a huge hit in account of the dry weather...
Dairy
Farmers are encouraged to put in place a plan to tackle the impact of deteriorating grass growth levels, according to...
Grass
Grass growth has taken off once again over the past week or so in parts of the country, with the...
Sheep
The good weather over the past few weeks along with the odd day of rain here and there has seen...
Dairy
Unfortunately, the wet weather last week and over the weekend threw another spanner in the works in terms of getting...
Dairy
The persistent and heavy rain, brought by Storm Ciara, has well and truly put an end to any grazing that...