Dairy
Silage: Will a third cut be required this year?
There is no doubt that 2024 has been a tough year for growing grass and producing milk. Many farmers are...
Pit silage
Dairy
Alternative winter feed sources for dairy farmers
Last winter saw a lot of farmers in the country run tight or run out of silage reserves, and for...
Beef
Pit or bales: Which will be the cheaper option this year?
A debate that takes place among farmers around this time of the year is the topic of making pit silage,...
Grass
Wet silage in the pit: What to do and how to handle it
Some farmers making pit silage across the country this week found themselves in a situation where grass was mowed and...
Grass
Baled versus pit silage - the debate rages on
There is no difference in the quality between baled and pit silage, according to Teagasc’s Dr. Joe Patton. He said...
Grass
How much will it cost to get your (pit) silage cut?
Over the past week, silage contractors around the country were asked what they currently charge to cut pit (clamp) silage....
Grass
What is being charged for pit and baled silage in 2017?
There is a diverse range of silage cutting prices being quoted by agricultural contractors around the country as ‘silage season’...