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The Grass Week: variable grazing conditions as heavy rainfall hits some
Martin Merrick
Grass growth is on par with normal, but some have found less favourable grazing conditions over the past week or ten days.
The Grass Week: variable grazing conditions as heavy rainfall hits some
Kick-start growth with targeted fertiliser application
12 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Kick-start growth with targeted fertiliser application
The recent improvement in weather and relatively positive forecast is giving a good chance for farmers to get fertiliser applied
Companion forages can lift net profit by upwards of €100/ha
12 February 2025 Grass & feeding
Companion forages can lift net profit by upwards of €100/ha
The inclusion of red or white clover in perennial rye grass swards and also chicory can offer an opportunity to improve production efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Poor-quality silage: is all-concentrates an option?
Ad-lib diets work well for some farmers in reducing labour, but how do they compare to silage-based diets on cost and labour input?
2 February 2025 Lambing
Feeding plans and the Sheep Improvement Scheme
A high percentage of flocks have selected the pregnancy scanning action, which requires farmers to group ewes into management groups that improves lamb survivability and reduces mortality.
8 January 2025 Grass & feeding
Evaluating finishing options for organic lambs
Teagasc have commenced studies which aim to establish finishing blueprints for lowland and hill lambs and help stem the leakage of 70% of lambs in to conventional systems.
1 January 2025 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: 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
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
What you need to know about finishing plans for your lambs
From exploring the merits of shearing lambs to ration formulation and offering roughage with ad-lib concentrates, Darren Carty shares reader queries addressing topics cropping up at present.
9 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Trying to keep autumn grazing on track
Some farms are faced with a lower grass supply and possibly more mouths to feed with corrective options reducing the longer the year progresses.
2 October 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: last-chance saloon for slurry
There is just a week left to get slurry spread, otherwise it will have to be held over until January or February 2025.
21 September 2024 Grass & feeding