Dairy
As all first cuts are complete and farmers have paddocks closed for second cut silage, now is a good time to complete a fodder budget...
The weather for the week according to Met Éireann looks to be dry with sunny spells, offering perfect conditions for second cut silage to be
We are heading towards the end of May and thankfully we are looking at fertilising second cut-silage relatively early as many first cuts
The majority of dairy farms will have their first cut silage secured over the coming week and then the focus turns to slurry application...
Beef
One of the main talking points amongst farmers last month was the poor grass-growth levels and the lower yields of second-cut...
With many farmers having cut their first cut silage over the weekend or planning on cutting in the next number of days, the focus will turn..
Dairy Technical
A certain level of silage effluent is expected when harvesting crops, but this year due to the very wet weather, larger volumes are likely to be seen.
Grass
Scattered rain has been the weather trend for the past number of days with limited opportunities to secure cuts of silage in dry conditions.
The good weather over the last couple of weeks will have seen most if not all farmers move to harvest their first cut silage.
Slurry has a massive role to play on farms as it can be used to replace nutrients within the soil, and after silage has been harvested is a key time for this to happen.
The good weather over the last number of days has resulted in some farmers moving to harvest their second cut of silage.
The last number of days and weeks saw the vast majority of farmers move to secure their first cut of silage for 2022.
July is a busy month on many farms with second cut silage, the beginning of the harvest - so it is important not to forget farm safety.
An important job to be completed over the coming weeks is a fodder budget to determine how much of a fodder reserve is on the farm.
On the recent 'Let's Talk Dairy' Stuart Childs, dairy specialist with Teagasc spoke about the control of silage effluent and planning for second cut.
The focus on many farms for the last number of weeks was to get first-cut silage into pits - it is now time to focus on second-cut silage.
In some parts of the country ground conditions are reasonable and now is an ideal time for spreading fertiliser to get the maximum benefit.
It’s fair to say, that first cut silage yields have been disappointing. It’s no wonder considering the growth we’ve had during April and..
A demonstration in making quality second-cut silage is set to take place tomorrow, Friday, June 28, in Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny.
Rural Life
'The 2 Johnnies' are a comedy duet from Co. Tipperary who recently topped the iTunes Irish charts with their hit single 'The Silage Song'.
Farmers could be mowing their second-cut silage in September due to current parched conditions, according to CEO of FCI Mike Moroney.
Dairy farmers have been weighing up options on what to do with fields that had been closed off for second-cut silage in the current drought.
