Survey: Geographic variation of fodder shortage brought to light July 31, 2018 Grass A survey carried out on dairy farmers recently found that more than 75% of respondents did not have sufficient fodder for the winter,…
IGA summer tour to focus on high-profit and high-return dairying July 11, 2018 Grass The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) will focus on ‘high-profit‘ and ‘high return on investment’ milk production at this year’s Dairy Summer Tour. The annual…
What’s the difference between high and low replacement index cows June 7, 2018 Beef The Irish Grassland Association Beef Conference and Farm Walk – which was sponsored by MSD Animal Health and Mullinahone Co-op – took place…
Beef focus: ‘We shouldn’t envy the dairy man; we should be copying him’ May 31, 2018 Beef Farming in Moone, Co. Kildare, Thomas O’Connor and his parents – Monica and Tom – run a mixed farming operation, involving four different…
Diary date: What’s in store at the IGA beef conference 2018? May 13, 2018 Beef The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) will hold its National Beef Conference in the Clanard Court Hotel, Dublin Road, Athy, Co. Kildare, on May…
Diary date: What’s on the agenda at the IGA sheep conference? May 8, 2018 Sheep The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) will host its annual sheep conference in the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, on May 22.…
Reseeding: What grass varieties should I use? May 8, 2018 Grass After identifying poor-performing paddocks, the next step is to choose a grass variety which will best suit the system on the farm. Farmers…
Should I roll my damaged paddocks? May 3, 2018 Grass After what can be described as one of the worst winters on record, it seems we have turned a corner with good, dry,…
Grass focus: Making more from less on rented ground in Co. Galway May 3, 2018 Grass Farming in Tuam, Co. Galway, Billy and Martin Gilmore – a father-and-son team – operate a contract rearing enterprise in conjunction with 160…
What grass covers should I be turning my cattle into? April 30, 2018 Grass After paddocks are set-up, the next job is to utilise all of the grass available to the animal. By doing so, animals will…
How much does a paddock system cost and what will my return be? April 28, 2018 Grass Paddock systems do not have to be expensive; the cheapest system will work the finest. This was a key message from a recent Irish…
What size should my paddocks be and how many do I need? April 25, 2018 Grass A paddock system is key to grass growth, quality and utilisation. In Ireland, the national average grass growth on drystock farms stands at…
Pics: Maximising profitability from a suckler-to-beef herd June 25, 2017 Beef Tom Halpin farms 64ha in Robertstown, Co. Meath. With the help of his wife Anne and his children Matthew, Claire and Laura, the…
‘Return on investment in utilisation of grass cannot be ignored’ June 22, 2017 Beef The need to focus on grass production and utilisation was a key message from the Irish Grassland Association (IGA) National Beef Conference held…
