Machinery
The Guinan family of Tullamore this week a shear/block grab provided by Ronco Agricultural Equipment of Co. Tyrone.
Dairy
Feeding a a diet with a high energy density this winter and next spring was highlighted as a way of meeting the herd's feed requirements...
Your winter milk herd would have started to calve down from the start of October and now that we are about six weeks into calving, the...
Up to 30% of farms across both dairy and drystock enterprises are currently reporting significant winter feed deficits, the NFFSC heard.
Beef Technical
The importance of harvesting high-quality silage for dairy calf-to-beef systems was highlighted at the farm walk on Pat Collins' farm recently.
Beef News
The ICSA is advising farmers to keep sheds empty this winter, unless there is an improvement in beef prices.
Beef
Farmers attending the ABP Demo Farm open Day last Tuesday, July 25, heard advice on feeding cattle from Brett Brothers' David Lawrence.
Agri-Business
Farmers must make 100% of their winter fodder supplies themselves this year, as the cost of purchasing alternatives may be prohibitive.
Raymond and Richard Carter are mixed tillage and beef farmers based just outside Stradbally in Co....
Dairy Technical
Silage quality is extremely important on farms that operate a winter milking system, with extra concentrates required if silage is poor.
Michael Garvey, a dairy Development adviser, outlined a basic winter milking diet and how cows in this kind of system should be managed.
Calving suckler heifers at 24 months-of-age is no easy task and requires some precise management during the winter months.
There are plenty of forage crops planted across the country for grazing. Weather is the obvious challenge to entering these fields.
On the day, four key pillars surrounding the dry period were discussed. These were: management; minerals; body condition; and nutrition.
Teagasc will host a winter feeding and finance seminar in Wexford next week. It's a Department of Agriculture KT approved event.
It is always wise at this time of year for beef farmers to complete a fodder budget. A fodder budget will do one of two things.
The last couple of weeks and a late cut of silage in September has resulted in many dairy farmers closing the gap between feed demand and supply.
N.Ireland
A series of response meetings will take place in the North West to help farmers deal with the feared fodder shortage this winter.
Grass
Have you enough silage to get you through the winter? Easy steps to measure the amount of silage in your pit and how much you will need.
A spring calving suckler cow is an animal that needs to be functional, productive and easy to keep according to Teagasc's James Keane.
