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The Home Farm: slurry above slats
Matt Dempsey
The spring of 2024 is the worst I ever remember as regards grazing conditions.
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Focus on feed-efficient cattle, says US rancher
Jim Jensen from Wyoming made his views clear on cattle breeding during a visit to the Foyle finishing unit outside Cookstown.
13 April 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: first-cut silage essential to build fodder reserves
While a lot of farmers are still feeding silage, attention on first cut ground needs to take a major focus in the coming weeks in order to replenish depleted reserves of fodder.
Beef management: Delayed turnout leads to housing issues
In this week's beef management notes, Adam Woods takes a look at coccidiosis.
10 April 2024 Management
Beef Trends: cows the highlight of this week's trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including what’s being quoted for different types of cattle.
10 April 2024 Markets
Watch: this week in photos - farming through the poor weather
Our top photos this week saw some farmers defy the bad weather to plant broccoli, roll land, sow oats and plant potatoes. Our photographers also visited marts, tractor runs, dairy and sheep farms.
7 April 2024 News
Weycor AR680 the Kerry contractors choice
North Co Kerry contractor, Gerard Collins Agri made the switch to a new Weycor AR 680 wheel loader in 2022, a brand unknown to many in Ireland, Gary Abbott finds out how it is performing.
3 April 2024 Contracting
Feed sales surge amid silage shortage
Farmers are running short on silage around the country however, the quality of what they're buying is a concern.
27 March 2024 News
Dairy Management: dealing with tight fodder supplies
Aidan Brennan has some advice for farmers dealing with dwindling silage stock as the continuous rain hampers grazing.
27 March 2024 Management
Record rainfall disrupting grazing plans in Mayo
Adam Woods reports from a Teagasc early grass walk in Ballyglass in Co Mayo.
27 March 2024 Grass & feeding
Watch: two years without stopping - Keenan’s revamped Mechfibre+ sticks the pace
Keenan launched its updated MechFiber+ range of paddle feeders two years. Midland’s farm Cows.ie bought the first 28m3 machine, and it hasn’t had a day off in two years. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
27 March 2024 Farm machinery
Watch: this week in photos - feeding livestock, spreading urea and more
Our top farming photos from the past week include urea spreading in Offaly, calf feeding in Tipperary, mountain ewes grazing in Kerry, a suckler-to-beef system in Westmeath and a mart in Tyrone.
24 March 2024 News