Beef
Video: Red clover sward after 10 grazings and cut of silage
Farmers across the country are incorporating clover into their grazing and silage swards in an effort to improve biodiversity and...
Beef
Farmers across the country are incorporating clover into their grazing and silage swards in an effort to improve biodiversity and...
Dairy Technical
Both white and red clover have become key plants on many Irish dairy farms, with their importance only going to...
Sheep
A “significant increase” in lamb performance was seen in the post-weaning period when perennial ryegrass swards were grazed alongside a...
Dairy Technical
A number of farmers have oversown clover in the last number of weeks in an effort to increase the amount...
Sheep News
The benefits of sowing white clover was one of the key topics discussed at a recent farm walk near Maguiresbridge...
Dairy Technical
The Teagasc clover walks got underway earlier this week and Agriland attended the farm walk on Kevin Moran’s farm near...
Environment
A series of 12 farm walks taking place nationwide from next month, will highlight the beneficial role that white clover...
Dairy Technical
Earlier this week, Agriland took a trip down to the Solohead dairy research farm to take a hear about the...
Dairy Technical
The use of clover in grass swards has become increasingly popular on Irish farms. But, bloat can be an issue...
Dairy Technical
The benefits of including white clover in grass swards has been noted by several research trials carried out by Teagasc...
Sheep Technical
Lambs are being drafted 10-14 days earlier on grass/clover swards compared to grass-only swards at the Teagasc Centre in Athenry,...
Dairy Technical
The use of white clover in grassland offers many benefits to Irish farmers, including to replace fertiliser nitrogen (N), which...
Dairy
During the Irish Grassland Association (IGA) dairy conference, on Wednesday, January 6, Dr. Deirdre Hennessy, a Teagasc grassland research officer based in...
Dairy
Dr. Deirdre Hennessy, a Teagasc grassland research officer based in Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, recently spoke at the Irish Grassland Association...
Environment
Direct emissions of a powerful greenhouse gas from certain pasture types are lower than previously thought – meaning the climate...
Grass
After identifying poor-performing paddocks, the next step is to choose a grass variety which will best suit the system on...
Grass
Paddocks with a low proportion of perennial ryegrass are costing farmers up to €300/ha per year due to a loss of grass...
Grass
Clover has the potential to add valuable Nitrogen to grazing swards, according to Teagasc’s James Humphreys. “The key benefit of...