Green Acres
Growth Watch: Critical period for grazing decisions approaching
Growth Watch By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Although growth rates have been slower than desired this spring, it...
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Beef
Growth Watch: Keep silage quality in mind when making next grazing decision
Growth Watch By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Lower than average grass growth rates from early April through to...
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Growth Watch: ‘Borrowed days of March’ continue into late April
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald It’s been a challenging spring in terms of grassland management for many of...
Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Grazing season comes to an end for some farms
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Keep track of the average farm cover (AFC) if still grazing. At no...
Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Grazing season draws to a close for heavier stock
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The 2020 grazing season is beginning to draw to a close on farms...
Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Graze paddocks now that you want to be hitting early next spring
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald In the main, grazing conditions have been relatively good this autumn. Grass availability...
Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Targeting 60% of the farm grazed by the end of October
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald We are now at the midpoint of October, which is a significant date...
Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Rain forces stores indoors on heavy farms
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Grazing conditions have deteriorated significantly on some of the farms participating in the...
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Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Making use of grass in challenging conditions
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The wet weather over the couple of days has made grazing conditions challenging...
Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Preparations for spring grassland management begin now
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Although seemingly a long way away, preparations for spring grassland management are starting...
Beef
GrowthWatch: Aim to maximise the use of autumn grass
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald With the weather forecast looking relatively good for the time of year and...
Beef
GrowthWatch: Slurry and fertiliser – when and where?
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The deadline for chemical fertiliser nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) applications is fast...
Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Chemical fertiliser deadline approaching
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The chemical fertiliser spreading closed period begins on September 15 for the entire...
Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Meal feeding to be fast tracked to spring-born calves
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Much of Ireland has been gripped in storm-like conditions over the past number...
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Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Managing tricky grazing conditions
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald The target for mid-August is to have approximately 25 days of grass ahead...
Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Building autumn covers firmly in sight
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Extending the number of grazing days beef cattle spend at grass each year...
Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Beware of reduced grass quality
By Teagasc Green Acres programme advisor James Fitzgerald The higher than normal levels of rainfall over the last number of...
Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Focus turns to building grass covers for the autumn
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald Over the last three months, grassland management on the Teagasc Green Acres Calf...