Dairy
Begin to walk paddocks and review the annual tonnage of each paddock on the farm to identify paddocks for a spring reseed.
Sheep Technical
Bringing a mixed sward to sheep farms can result in earlier slaughter weights for lambs and better ewe condition, according to new research.
Machinery Focus
The silage-cutting season has been compressed into three short weeks. Widening the window through grass variety selection may help
Grass
Moving from a pastoral farming system that is more sustainable, in terms of sward diversity, will not be a straightforward process.
Teagasc has recently released some interesting results regarding the grazing efficiency of certain perennial ryegrass varieties.
The Department of Agriculture Food and Marine has recently published its Grass and White Clover Recommended List Varieties for Ireland 2017.
Supplying the market with alternative or niche grass seed is one of the aims of DLF Seeds Ireland.
Reseeding by over sowing is an ideal method to maintain the quality grass swards, according to DLF Seed and Science's Damian McAllister.
Perennial Ryegrass only pastures dominate the reseeding scene in the country at the moment, according to UCD's Tommy Boland.
Reseeding can increase the amount of grass grown on beef farms, but every acre does not need to be reseeded.
