Dairy Technical
Should farmers 'bulk up' silage during the first cut?
Teagasc is advising farmers to avoid “bulking up” the first cut of silage, as this may prove to be a...
Dairy Technical
Teagasc is advising farmers to avoid “bulking up” the first cut of silage, as this may prove to be a...
Agri-Business
A contractor “call-out charge” for light baled silage crops this season may cease as grass yields improve, the Association of...
Dairy
Profitable winter-milk systems rely on the availability of high-quality silage, with 75-80 dry matter digestibility (DMD) targeted to lessen the requirement...
Machinery
Pottinger released its Harvest Assist app in March of last year with the aim of increasing the efficiency of the...
Beef
With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across...
Environment
As silage season approaches, Limerick City and County Council has reminded farmers of their obligations around effluent. In a statement,...
Dairy
With many farmers still unable to get housed stock back onto grass due to the prolonged spell of wet weather...
Grass
The sunshine and warm weather finally arrived to most parts of the country over the weekend, and farmers in many...
Environment
Approximately 19 million grass silage bales are made in Ireland on an annual basis, which is a figure that is...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser use in 2024 will exceed last year, but farmers will be buying supplies more often and in smaller quantities,...
Beef
The Fertilizer Association of Ireland has this month issued its guidance on the best strategy to employ ahead of the...
Beef
Teagasc is advising farmers to aim for a silage harvesting date of around mid-May, and to close up fields now...
Rural Life
At Lough Funshinagh in Co. Roscommon, concerns over fodder are similar to those in many areas across the country. With...
Dairy Technical
Depending on the current diet, cows are being fed additional feed costs could be as high as €250/day for a...
Agri-Business
The National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) has heard that some drystock farmers in the west and northwest of...
Agri-Business
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has said that agricultural contractors will be facing fuel bills...
Opinion
The disastrous start to the grazing season brings home the reality that all Irish livestock farmers should should plan for...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently examining a scheme to facilitate the long-distance movement of...