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Soil temperatures and growth set to kick in to gear
Martin Merrick
After many months of lacklustre growth and waterlogged ground, the tide seems to have finally turned.
Soil temperatures and growth set to kick in to gear
Focus on grass driving performance in Donegal
8 May 2024 Grass & feeding
Focus on grass driving performance in Donegal
The mother and son team of Margaret and Jack Stevenson are running a high-performing 500-head ewe flock alongside a 30 head suckler-to-weaning enterprise in Donegal.
The Grass Week: magic day yet to happen on many farms
4 May 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: magic day yet to happen on many farms
Magic day, when grass growth exceeds demand, has yet to happen for many farmers amid the cooler soil temperatures this year.
Know the fertiliser N and P limits for grassland
The introduction of the fertiliser database has put a greater focus on determining fertiliser allowances with potential penalties liable if limits are exceeded.
1 May 2024 Grass & feeding
Growth stubbornly low on grazed ground but no need to panic
Farmers are reporting that ground is slow to bounce back after grazing, though there is no need to hit the panic button just yet.
1 May 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: heavy covers causing headaches while others struggle for supply
Delayed turn-out has caused for some heavy covers to hit production on farms and what to do with these will depend on individual farms.
27 April 2024 Grass & feeding
What fertiliser can I purchase in 2024?
Adam Woods sits down with the Midland Agri Consultants team to talk about nutrient management planning, soil sampling and avoiding penalties with fertiliser purchases in 2024.
24 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Improved conditions allow cattle back out
The past week or so has allowed many drystock farmers back out to grass for the first time since last October.
24 April 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week : drier conditions set to allow field work and grazing to resume
After a tough spring and a list of field jobs for farmers to complete, the week ahead seems to be giving the opportunity for this work to be caught up on weather-wise.
20 April 2024 Grass & feeding
First real period of grazing commences for many
After a long and harsh spring, the settled period of weather may mean the return of stock to grass for many farms.
17 April 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: first-cut silage essential to build fodder reserves
While a lot of farmers are still feeding silage, attention on first cut ground needs to take a major focus in the coming weeks in order to replenish depleted reserves of fodder.
13 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Skipping grazing silage ground and splitting fertiliser applications
With it now being mid-April and ground conditions still poor, there is a small amount of optimism building around an improved forecast over the weekend.
10 April 2024 Grass & feeding