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The Grass Week: to graze or not to graze
Martin Merrick
Many farmers find themselves in the situation where they are not sure if they should continue grazing beyond the closing target cover or house now.
The Grass Week: to graze or not to graze
Grass+ Beef: final furlong of grazing 2024
6 November 2024 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Beef: final furlong of grazing 2024
After a challenging year, it’s a welcome relief to get some reprieve on the weather front as grazing comes to an end.
The Grass Week: ground firm but grass running out
2 November 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: ground firm but grass running out
While ground conditions are excellent for the most part, it will be a lack of grass that will force any stock indoors.
Winter 2024 ration prices fall
Adam Woods has the results from a recent meal and straw price survey conducted by the Irish Farmers Journal
30 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Good ground conditions, but grass running tight
Though ground is in excellent condition for this time of year, but grass supplies and growth are running low.
30 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Keeping concentrate feeding simple
A previews of what’s inside this week’s special concentrate feeding focus.
23 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Grazing the correct paddocks a priority
Setting the farm up for success in spring with grazing begins now, writes Martin Merrick.
23 October 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: weekend weather will end grazing for some
If the coming weekend falls as bad as is promised, it will spell the end of grazing for some farmers.
19 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Grazing conditions rapidly becoming tricky
Even just a few days of rain have caused what were exceptional grazing conditions to turn a corner, with trickier conditions now underfoot.
16 October 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: graze hard while the going is good
Conditions for the most part are favourable, so farmers should use this opportunity to get wetter paddocks grazed off.
12 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Covers disappearing fast on farms
The poor growth earlier in August and September has affected farm cover dramatically, and will likely lead to an earlier housing date.
9 October 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: swansong of grazing for 2024
Farms will now be on their last rotation of grazing, signalling the end of a difficult 2024 grass-wise.
5 October 2024 Grass & feeding