Grass
'One good grass growing year' in Ireland since 2018
Over the course of the past six years, there has been just one good grass growing year, with other years...
Growth Rates
Dairy
Maintaining high quality grass as growth rates continue
Keeping high quality grass in front of cows is essential in order to maintain quality milk production. During the spring...
Dairy Technical
Should I use calf jackets this calving season?
The use of calf jackets on dairy farms during the spring has become increasingly more popular, but do they have...
Dairy Technical
Monitoring target weights in heifer calves
As the breeding season is well underway on farms it is important not to forget heifer calves, and that their...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Dealing with surpluses on farms
Grass growth in last number of weeks has exploded on farms, which is very different to what was happening just...
Dairy Technical
Boom expected in grass growth following recent rainfall
In light of the recent rainfall across the country, grass growth rates are expected to significantly improve in the coming...
Video
FarmLand 4th June 2020
On this week’s FarmLand, Macra na Feirme president Thomas Duffy on the future of farming, and Martina Harrington of Teagasc...
Grass
Grass growth rates reach 10kg DM/ha/day
Grass growth rates on farms across the country have passed 10kg DM/ha/day, figures from the Teagasc PastureBase system have shown....
Environment
Fine week in store with good growth rates expected - Met Eireann
The coming week will be mainly dry but some showers will push in from the east during the second half...