Tillage
Harvest 2024 has transformed into a story of polar opposite fortunes with farmers in Southern counties faring much better
Dairy
Dairy farmers making wholecrop silage from winter or spring cereals should choose the crop’s harvest date according to the farm’s needs.
Beef
Anyone planning on saving a cereal crop for wholecrop should keep an eye on crop growth stages and dry matter percentages.
Of the farmers surveyed, 24% stated that they have already sown forage crops for livestock. A further 21% plan to sow forage crops.
Maize crops in the south of the country are yielding up to 26t/ac fresh weight
Michael Garvey, CAFRE dairy specialist is advising farmers to walk their whole crops to assess readiness for cutting by stripping the grain from a number of ears and squeezing the grain between your fingers.
