Dairy Technical
Investments for dairy farms in 2022
Dairy farms in 2022 have experienced record-high input prices, however margins have appeared to be quite good this year too....
Dairy Technical
Dairy farms in 2022 have experienced record-high input prices, however margins have appeared to be quite good this year too....
Dairy Technical
The good weather over the last number of days has resulted in some farmers moving to harvest their second cut...
Beef
On many beef and sheep farms, in particular where ground is rented, farmers can be reluctant to spend money on...
Tillage Technical
With maize crops costing up to €1,000/ac to grow, will merchants and the banks be willing to finance the Tillage...
Tillage
Teagasc soil specialist, David Law, has dispelled the old myth that spreading lime on conacre ground cannot be justified on...
Tillage
Nitrogen prices are up 250% relative to this time last year, according to Teagasc tillage specialist, Ciaran Collins. Speaking on...
Dairy Technical
Heifer mastitis can be an issue on some farms, with heifers calving down with mastitis or a case developing early...
Dairy Technical
A brisket board or pipe is a useful way to control the position of a cow on cubicles, thus reducing...
Dairy Technical
October has nearly turned to November and grass growth has dropped as most of the country experienced significant rainfall in...
Dairy Technical
Most dairy farms have now started their final grazing rotation of the year, as they prepare for their farm and...
Opinion
I take with an absolute pinch of salt, all these prophets of doom predicting that fertiliser prices will keep on...
Dairy Technical
Using soil sampling to correct soil pH offers many benefits to farmers. This article will look at what those benefits...
Dairy Technical
Silage season is well underway on Irish dairy farms, with the harvesting of second-cut silage due to begin on farms...
Beef
With markets having taken a turn for the better this year, some beef farmers, after a number of difficult years,...
Grass
The amount of grass that is grown on a farm is influenced by a range of factors, with each year...
Tillage
A soluble source of calcium is vital for potatoes and most aspects of tuber quality can be improved by having...
Dairy Technical
Lime is most definitely the forgotten fertiliser on Irish farms. Farmers are currently only spreading 50% of the national lime...
Tillage
Getting soil pH right is essential. Soils with optimum pH levels are more efficient when it comes to the uptake...