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Beef
Attention turns to grazing rape crop on Tullamore farm
Adam Woods
Shaun Diver takes a look at what has been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
30 November 2024 Management
10 tips for grazing cattle on forage crops over winter
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.
Tips for grazing management of forage crops
Martin Merrick details some key advice on managing grazing of forage crops this autumn and winter.
12 October 2024 Fodder
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