Beef
Winter feeding is now well underway on cattle farms in Ireland and farmers will be looking at their...
Dairy
As we near the end of the final rotation, you should be testing silage to ensure the winter milking herd are maximising production.
Many farmers have got out of winter milk/liquid milk production in the last number of years due to higher input costs and shortage...
Many farmers will be eyeing up their second cut of silage in the next few weeks and silage test results should have an influence on...
Testing silage now is crucial as many cows in the country are going to be milking through the winter months with their main source of...
Winter milk production is already an expensive way of producing milk which means it so important to test your silage as silage quality is...
With the early housing date this year, it is essential that farmers know the quantity and quality of their silage and take a silage test.
Dairy Technical
Knowing the quality of the silage on your farm is vital to ensure that maximum herd performance is achieved through forage.
Farmers are being reminded that careful balancing of rations and analysing silage this year will be vital for farmers to maximise output.
AgriLand spoke to Peter Lawrence, a drystock advisor for Teagasc, about why testing your silage is important and how it can be done.
Grass
Grass silage is the predominant feed used on the vast majority of dairy, beef and sheep farms in Ireland.
Agri-Business
Eurofins Agro has just announced it is entering the Irish market in providing feed and forage analysis to farmers.
The quality of silage made on Irish farms is up slightly on last year, according to Farm Business Advisers (FDA) Laboratories' Conor Butler.
Initial first cut grass silage analysis results are giving significant cause for concern due to low DMD and protein values.
Grass silage needs to be carefully tested and analysed to ensure your feeding value of silage is accurate. Find out how to test your silage
