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Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year finalists
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan profiles the first two finalists in the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards for 2024.
Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year finalists
Where to now for protected urea?
28 December 2024 Grass & feeding
Where to now for protected urea?
Aidan Brennan takes a look at the lessons to be learned from protected urea in 2024 and asks where to now for protected urea.
What are the lessons from clover in 2024?
23 December 2024 Grass & feeding
What are the lessons from clover in 2024?
Aidan Brennan reports from the Teagasc national dairy conference where the topic of clover performance in 2024 was discussed at the workshops.
Tthe Grass Week: time for closing covers and soil samples
With grazing finished, recording closing covers and soil sampling paddocks are some of the last tasks to be completed on the grazing block this year.
14 December 2024 Grass & feeding
Steps to improving water quality
Aidan Brennan reports from the Teagasc National Dairy Conference where Pat Dillon presented a paper on water quality.
4 December 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: wintry conditions spell end of grazing
Even farmers in the northwest had been getting by with some light grazing up until now, but this week has finally called a halt to grazing for 2024.
23 November 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: to graze or not to graze
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.
9 November 2024 Grass & feeding
Last rotation coming closer to an end
The first week of the month has past, signalling the near end of grazing for 2024, writes Thomas Condon.
6 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.
2 November 2024 Grass & feeding
Grass+ dairy: ground conditions holding, marking major improvement on last year
Ground conditions this year compared to last year are night and day, writes Thomas Condon.
30 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Climate change and how it affects grass growth
Thomas Condon reports from the Climate Adaptation conference in Moorepark where issues around climate change and grass growth was discussed.
30 October 2024 Grass & feeding
October continues to see good graze-outs
Favourable weather conditions for the most part, combined with low pre-grazing covers, have led to cows cleaning out swards well with minimal damage, writes Thomas Condon.
23 October 2024 Grass & feeding