Dairy Technical
Important to maintain intakes as breeding season approaches
The breeding season is fast approaching and getting cows grazing continues to be a significant challenge on dairy farms. On...
Dairy Technical
The breeding season is fast approaching and getting cows grazing continues to be a significant challenge on dairy farms. On...
Agri-Business
The National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) has heard that some drystock farmers in the west and northwest of...
Opinion
The disastrous start to the grazing season brings home the reality that all Irish livestock farmers should should plan for...
Dairy Technical
Farmers should “try and get some grass into the diet” according to Donal Patton, research technologist with Teagasc based in...
Dairy Technical
Grazing remains a challenge on the vast majority of farms, with further rainfall experienced in most parts of the country...
Dairy Technical
The feed quality of grazed grass cannot be bought, according to Dr. Joe Patton of Teagasc speaking at the breeding...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has told the National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) that...
Dairy Technical
Grazing remains impossible in some areas, while in other areas, although challenging, cows are now returning to grass. Many dairy...
Dairy Technical
The importance of the role of the legume plant known as the clover, is growing on Irish farms. Legal requirements...
Dairy Technical
With St. Patrick’s Day approaching and further rainfalls in recent days, grazing continues to be a challenge on the majority...
Dairy Technical
In recent years, the weather in February and March has had many farmers questioning whether early spring grazing is worth...
Dairy Technical
The first day of March has arrived and for the vast majority of dairy farms, getting cows grazing remains one...
Dairy Technical
Reducing methane emissions within Irish grazing systems is a challenge for the sector ahead of emission reduction targets. Irish agriculture...
Dairy Technical
In many parts of the country, it is remaining a challenge to get cows out to grass, but in other...
Dairy Technical
A challenged faced by all dairy cows after calving is negative energy balance (NEB), where energy demands are not being...
Dairy Technical
Completing the first grass walk of the year is important for a number of reasons on grass-based dairy herds. Grass...
Dairy Technical
Although grazing for many is still a few weeks away, it is important that you are ready to get cows...
Dairy Technical
Although cows on many farms cows will not see grass again until spring, in some areas grazing has resumed. The...