silage season
Silage season consists of long days and hard work for an agricultural contractor, but also some craic amongst those in the fields.
Darkness into Light
Farmers and contractors from across the Galtee region gathered before dawn in Co. Tipperary for Pieta's Darkness into Light.
Dairy
Between breeding and silage the farm is getting increasingly busy, therefore farm safety must be a number one priority over the coming months.
Video
Agriland caught up with Co. Tipperary-based contractors while they were baling silage near the...
Farmers and contractors from across the Galtee region gathered before dawn in Co. Tipperary for a...
Silage season may be just around the corner, but many farmers at Ballinasloe Mart in Co. Galway...
Agriland caught up with farmers at Ballinasloe Mart to hear their thoughts on the government's fuel package with silage season looming.
Grass
A webinar will be held today for farmers on managing silage season, amid the expected increase in silage production costs this year.
Rural Life
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is urging farmers and contractors to...
Growing up on a family dairy farm in Co. Kildare has always meant that silage season, at least for me, has never just been about securing....
Now that we are into the second week of May, farm safety must be at the helm as the busyness on farms is beginning to ramp up...
The national forecast for the next number of days looks promising to make a quality first cut silage and even though farmers may argue that...
With the June bank holiday weekend looking like it will deliver promising weather, it is crucial that you do not delay your first cut silage
Dairy Technical
Farmers and contractors are being urged to be aware of the dangers during silage season, according to the latest Teagasc advice......
Farmers harvesting first-cut silage are being warned of "possible fermentation issues" and urged to take preventative action to reduce....
Environment
As silage season approaches, Limerick City and County Council has reminded farmers of their obligations around effluent.
Scattered rain has been the weather trend for the past number of days with limited opportunities to secure cuts of silage in dry conditions.
Machinery News
Main-season first-cut silage has kicked off over the past week on farms across Ireland with the arrival of more settled weather conditions.
Machinery Focus
Silage contracting charges have remained firm despite drop in fuel costs, contractor Thomas Poole explains why.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has reminded farmers about the storage requirements for silage bales.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has issued a road safety appeal as silage cutting season gets underway across the country.
The month of May is a busy period on farms as the breeding season gets underway, along with the harvesting of first-cut silage.
The silage-cutting season has been compressed into three short weeks. Widening the window through grass variety selection may help
