Tillage
Tillage: Growing forage crops as part of spring planting mix
Significant numbers of tillage farmers may well seek to grow forage crops as part of their spring planting mix in...
Wholecrop Silage
Tillage
Some farm inspections planned for tillage and protein schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that farm inspections will be included in both the...
Dairy Technical
Alternative forages could significantly boost dairy diets
Including alternative forages, such as maize, triticale, rye and wholecrop wheat, will act to fully complement the very lush, multi-cut...
Beef
When to cut wholecrop silage?
Anyone planning on saving a cereal crop for wholecrop silage should keep an eye on crop growth stages and dry...
Tillage
Wholecrop silage: An option for livestock and tillage farmers?
Rain has eased some pressure on farms across the country, but grass and fodder supplies have been severely impacted. Wholecrop...
Dairy
Act fast to preserve wholecrop silage
Wholecrop silage is a very popular option for farmers this season, as fodder stocks remain low. Farmers have been busy...
Grass
Putting a value on standing cereal crops for wholecrop silage
After a difficult spring, feed reserves on many farms were all but exhausted. Drought-like conditions and the ensuing slow down...