Grass
How much will it cost to get your (pit) silage cut?
Over the past week, silage contractors around the country were asked what they currently charge to cut pit (clamp) silage....
Grass
Over the past week, silage contractors around the country were asked what they currently charge to cut pit (clamp) silage....
Machinery
Close to €700,000 was spent at a machinery auction, as one agricultural contractor sold a selection of tractors and equipment....
Grass
There is a variety of prices being quoted around the country for a roll of silage wrap, with factors such as...
Grass
There is a diverse range of silage cutting prices being quoted by agricultural contractors around the country as ‘silage season’...
Environment
Many farmers have taken advantage of the good weather conditions in recent weeks to make first-cut silage. And, according to...
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers during the month of...
Grass
Teagasc’s Tom Ryan is concerned about what he regards as the over-filling of many silos (pits) on Irish livestock farms....
Machinery
Multi-depot John Deere dealer TFM sent in these pictures, showing one of its customers tackling into the 2017 silage campaign...
Grass
Plastic sheeting brand Visqueen recently ‘rolled out’ its newest development in its silage cover range – in the form of ‘seven-layer technology’...
Grass
The silage cutting season has well and truly started, with many farmers arousing their mowers, balers, forage harvesters and silage...
Machinery
Austrian manufacturer Pottinger has extended its Torro Combiline series with the new 5510 Combiline self-loading silage wagon. This “professional-spec” model’s key selling...
Grass
Over the last five years, the use of a wide polythene film to bind bales before wrapping has grown significantly. Supporters...
Grass
Livestock farmers have been urged to roll their silage ground now by the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland...
Dairy
A combination of different clovers in grazing and silage swards is helping a Co. Derry organic milk producer secure his...
Grass
Grazing conditions were difficult during the first three months of the year and many farmers are only now beginning to...
Rural Life
An addiction to contracting and the silage season has drawn Irish man Niall Donohue to Australia and back in the...
Grass
Over rolling high moisture grass in-silo serves only to significantly reduce silage quality, according to Sil-All’s global product manager Gordon...
Machinery
One of the most eye-catching machines at this week’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show at Punchestown, Co. Kildare is the Respiro...