Rural Life
CCTV and coloured dye - protecting bales from theft
From using calving cameras for CCTV, to creating physical barriers at gates, coming up with ways to prevent the theft...
Silage Bales
N.Ireland
NI farmer records thefts of silage bales on video camera
A farmer in Northern Ireland resorted to setting up video camera surveillance in one of his fields after repeated thefts...
Dairy Technical
Ensuring that you make high quality silage bales
Silage bales have a role to play on almost every Irish livestock farm, with silage contributing between 25% and 40%...
Machinery News
Video: Combi round baler making no-net silage in Cavan
Main-season first-cut silage has kicked off over the past week on farms across Ireland with the arrival of more settled...
Agri-Business
Farmers reminded of storage regulations for silage bales
As silage making season gets underway across the country, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has reminded...
Agri-Business
Round bale silage selling for as high as €60/bale in places
Round bales of silage are trading as high as €60/bale delivered in some parts of the country, sources have confirmed...
Dairy Technical
Have you tested your silage quality yet?
Grass is key to Ireland’s agricultural production model, with grazed grass used to feed our livestock during the grazing season...
Dairy Technical
Are you planning on making silage bales this year?
Silage contributes between 25% and 40% of the annual diet of beef and dairy animals, depending on length of housing,...
Beef
How high should I stack my round-baled silage?
In recent years, more and more baled silage has been made and this year is no different. Favorable weather conditions...
Grass
Overnight perpetrator leaves 111 bales slashed
Yesterday morning (Tuesday, October 16) Criostoir O’Crualaoi was driving to work when he noticed that a perpetrator had entered his...
Rural Life
Farmer's bales go up in smoke in vandal strike
An English farmer came in for a nasty surprise this week, when he found several of his bales of silage...
Rural Life
'Ready to 'wrap': 'Stylish Silage' competition stages a return
Drumshanbo’s ‘Stylish Silage’ competition is back this year with more entries and additional prize money, according to ‘An Tostal’ festival...
Beef
What are you paying for silage?
There is large variation in silage prices across the country. Quality is also variable and farmers need to choose carefully...
Grass
'Grass growth plummets from highs seen in early June'
The high grass growth rates witnessed over the past six weeks have finally subsided, farmers around the country have reported....
Beef
Have you made enough silage for next winter?
With the recent burst of growth and silage harvesting, many farmers are asking themselves if they have enough silage in...
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
Silage wrap specs: What, if anything, is the difference?
When making baled silage, it is important to note what specifications of bale-wrap (film) you are getting. While ‘standard’ 750mm...
Grass
Are you making the most of your silage bales in May?
Maurice Keady, Sales Manager with Irish silage wrap (plastic) company Silawrap, has offered advice on how to get the most out of baled...