Dairy
Identifying and mitigating mycotoxin risk in winter feeds
The difficult weather conditions for silage making means that identifying and mitigating mycotoxin risk in winter feeds is essential as...
mycotoxins
Dairy
Minimising waste from your silage pit this winter
Now that virtually every silage pit is open and silage is the main source of forage in the cow’s diet,...
Sponsored
Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
Beef
Mycotoxins in grass silage to be investigated by Agrisearch
In recent years, there have been increasing reports of mycotoxins being found in grass silage in Northern Ireland (NI), particularly...
Tillage
Research: 35% of oat samples contaminated with mycotoxins
Safefood has published research on the control of mycotoxins in cereals, which found that 35% of all oat samples were...
N.Ireland
Food Fortress programme delivers security for food chain
10 years of the Food Fortress programme has delivered an unmatched level of security for the farming and food chain...
Tillage
Tillage: Reducing threat of mycotoxins within cereal crops
Ongoing Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research is looking at ways of reducing the threat of mycotoxins within cereal crops....
Dairy
Threat of mycotoxins invisible to the naked eye
Mycotoxins are natural substances produced by moulds and fungi. They cannot be seen with the naked eye, and they cannot...
Dairy News
Scale of mycotoxin challenge in silage higher in 2023
The scale of the mycotoxin challenges in Irish silages is higher than in previous years and will need to be...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
N.Ireland
Silage slippage a major issue in Northern Ireland
Silage slippage is a major challenge on many dairy and beef farms throughout Northern Ireland at the present time, according...
Dairy
Growing threat of mycotoxins in silage
Last year saw many Irish dairy farmers confirming that cow performance had been impacted significantly by mycotoxins. These reports were...
Agri-Business
World's largest mycotoxin survey finds threats to animal protein remain high
Health, nutrition and bioscience company, Royal DSM, recently unveiled the results of its annual mycotoxin survey – the largest such...
Dairy
Heavy presence of mycotoxins confirmed in some Irish silage
Surveys carried out by Alltech have confirmed the heavy presence of mycotoxins in silages across Northern Ireland (NI), Munster and...
Tillage
Could we learn from the Canadians on how to manage mycotoxins?
Reporting from Ontario, Canada. There’s a lot we could learn from the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO). Randy Jackiw is...