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Beef
10 tips for grazing cattle on forage crops over winter
Kieran Mailey
Outwintering cattle on forage crops will be limited to farms on drier land. But where animals have access to such crops, outlined are some tips for grazing.
22 November 2024 Management
Sheep clean livestock policy refresher course
With upwards of 30mm to 40mm of rain forecast on Friday night through to Saturday and coming hot on the wheels of some heavy snowfalls, ground conditions will come under pressure.
12 October 2024 Fodder
Tips for grazing management of forage crops
Martin Merrick details some key advice on managing grazing of forage crops this autumn and winter.
Challenging 15 months for grass and fodder
Not one, but two summers in a row where there has been difficulty securing fodder reserves, has really strained farmers.
9 October 2024 Winter Indoor Management
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
Farm Tech Talk: weanlings, TAMS and forage crops
Booming weanling prices, the TAMS approval process and forage crops all feature on this week's Farm Tech Talk.
9 August 2024 News
Combining 550 organic ewes and tillage in Carlow
Joe Nolan’s family-run farm is striving to operate as a self-sustained unit with a growing tillage enterprise providing feed for the ewe flock and sales outside the farm.
7 August 2024 News
Opinion: bless me fodder, for I have sinned - minister needs to reverse on SIM
The almost universal opposition to Minister McConalogue's decision to withdraw the Straw Incorporation Measure is the clearest sign he has got this one wrong.
20 July 2024 Opinion
Catch crop rules changes not enough
Farmers are confused about grazing rules for catch crop and forage crops and don;t see the need for the complications.
3 July 2024 News
Cereals down by 10,000ha
Crop area has declined this season by about 6,600ha. Cereals have taken a big drop of 10,000ha in 2024.
19 June 2024 News
Strong interest among tillage farmers in slurry storage
Tillage farmers were asked if they would invest in slurry storage if a grant became available.
19 June 2024 News
Main crops area down 2%, cereals down 4%
At this year’s Goldcrop open days crop area estimates were provided - and the outlook is better than expected.
16 June 2024 News