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Strong weather conditions and near-record farm gate prices are positioning Irish agriculture for...
Dairy
Many farmers opted to reseed paddocks in August, which means many of these paddocks will be ready...
High temperatures and decent conditions continue, giving many farmers the opportunity to complete...
Autumn reseeding is still the preferred option on the majority of farms across the country as the...
Reseeding during the mid-season is often not ideal, considering that grass supply often becomes...
Many early spring reseeds did not get the best start to life after a very dry late April and into...
Maximising the feed value from homegrown forages and cereals in dairy and beef diets with the help...
At a recent Teagasc/Dairygold farm walk in Co. Cork, dairy farmer Tim Leader highlighted how he has...
A lot of reseeded paddocks across the country are in need of a bit of moisture and rain, which is...
While the weather has been poor over the past few days, with plenty of rainfall across the country,...
Heavy rainfall this weekend has broken up the good weather but, in general, the ground conditions...
With the weather looking dry and warm for the next couple of days and potentially weeks, it is...
It is crucial that farmers begin walking their paddocks and reviewing the annual tonnage of each...
Preparing cattle for housing starts weeks before they move indoors and treating for parasites is a...
Docks are a difficult weed to control - in fact, all perennial weeds are difficult to control, as...
Beef News
Where paddocks have been reseeded this autumn, getting a good reseed establishment is essential to...
Beef
Last autumn proved challenging to successfully establish autumn reseeds in most parts of the...
Frustration continues among farmers, as summer grass growth rates fail to reach peak levels week...
Although we had a very wet spring, a number of farmers were still able to get their paddocks...
The inclusion of clover in grass reseed mixes has increased significantly over the past two years,...
Dairy Technical
Late autumn / early winter is a good time to develop a plan to improve or maintain herbage...
The autumn or backend of the year is often a time of year when many farmers look at getting some...
Grass
One of the key messages emanating from the recent Drummonds grassland reseeding event was the need...
Reseeding has a vital role to play on farms that use grass as the main source of feed, with...
The weather is starting to improve and so are ground conditions, so it may be time to start...
