Rushes

Silvopasture should not be overlooked as grazing option for sheep

Silvopasture should not be overlooked as grazing option for sheep

Silvopasture is a more-than feasible grazing option for sheep, according to Jim McAdam, an honorary professor at Queen’s University Belfast....

February 14, 2022
Are you tackling rushes the right way?

Are you tackling rushes the right way?

With increasing detections of MCPA being found in watercourses, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Environmental Protection...

August 3, 2018
Getting to grips with rushes and other weeds in grassland

Getting to grips with rushes and other weeds in grassland

By Ivan Kelly, Teagasc advisor Grassland weeds are set to escalate over the next few weeks. Rushes thrived in last...

May 16, 2018
Dealing with the scourge of rushes in grassland

Dealing with the scourge of rushes in grassland

Many farmers across the country are fighting an on-going battle against what many would refer to the ‘scourge of rushes’....

June 22, 2016
Sheep farmers with thistles, nettles, docks or rushes – here’s how to get rid of them

Sheep farmers with thistles, nettles, docks or rushes – here’s how to get rid of them

Thistles, nettles and docks are the main culprits on dry ground with rushes being a major problem on wetter soils,...

May 9, 2015
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