Irish Farmers Journal beef specialist Matthew Halpin and Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver take out the white board to explain how winter fodder demand on your farm can be calculated.
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Irish Farmers Journal beef specialist Matthew Halpin and Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver take out the white board to explain how winter fodder demand on your farm can be calculated.
This week, as part of the Irish Farmers Journal's autumn suckler management series, we take a look at winter feed budgets.
This week, as part of the Irish Farmers Journal's autumn suckler management series, we take a look at winter feed budgets.
In this video, beef livestock specialist Matthew Halpin and Tullamore Ffarm manager Shaun Diver outline the key steps for calculating winter fodder demand on the farm.
Discussion includes the daily silage demand for different categories of stock and the simple calculation to work out total silage demand.
In the next video, coming soon, Matthew chats to Shaun about some of the steps than can be taken to reduce demand and stretch stocks.
A change of sale day did little to upset the trade in Bandon Mart where just over 1,800 calves went through the ring for this weeks calf sale. Prices remain firm as farmers and exporters compete.
Tillage farmers are starting to get fieldwork done and 12 these farmers from across the country will share their experiences from their farms over the coming growing season.
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