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Dairy Management: how much fertiliser to put on silage ground?
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan goes through the fertiliser rates for first cut silage and discusses how to manage grass as the first rotation comes to an end.
Dairy Management: how much fertiliser to put on silage ground?
Dairy management: watch out for sick dairy cows as temperatures fluctuate
24 March 2025 Management
Dairy management: watch out for sick dairy cows as temperatures fluctuate
Variable weather with changing air temperatures is likely to be causing increased dairy cow health issues, writes Aidan Brennan.
Annual maintenance required on farm roadways
19 March 2025 Buildings
Annual maintenance required on farm roadways
Martin Merrick looks at some areas that farmers may need to draw attention to when it comes to roadway maintenance.
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Dairy management: Grass, milk recording and maiden heifers
Aidan Brennan takes a look at tight grass supplies on dairy farms and asks what farmers who have a high proportion of the farm grazed can do to keep grass in the diet.
19 March 2025 Management
Dairy Management: crucial few weeks for grass
Grazing conditions are perfect, but grass growth rates and average farm cover are behind target leading to tricky grassland management over the next few weeks, writes Aidan Brennan.
17 March 2025 Management
Dairy Management: fertiliser, picking bulls and keeping calves healthy
Aidan Brennan looks at how much nitrogen should be spread now to ensure good grass growth rates for the rest of the spring
12 March 2025 Management
Department raises specification levels for all dairy units
Specifications have been revamped for dairy units, which mainly concern wiring and the connection of generators.
12 March 2025 Buildings
Dairy Management: ideal week for letting stock out to grass
Another dry week in the forecast means that youngstock and milking cows are being turned out to grass in their droves, writes Aidan Brennan.
10 March 2025 Management
Dairy Management: the importance of a grass budget
Aidan Brennan says that just looking at area based targets for grazing can be too crude, especially where grass covers are lower than planned.
5 March 2025 Management
Dairy Management: how much nitrogen to spread in March?
Aidan Brennan discusses how much nitrogen fertiliser should be applied now that conditions are good.
3 March 2025 Management
Dairy Management: Speeding up genotype returns
Aidan Brennan outlines areas where farmers can help to ensure a quick turnaround time for genotype samples.
26 February 2025 Management
Lely to host TAMS III grant webinar
The company will host the information webinar to discuss grant aid available to farmers for their various products.
25 February 2025 Buildings