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Dairy
Mid-season grass growth under most pressure
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan takes a look at grass growth trends in 2024 and the five and ten year average using data from PastureBase Ireland.
29 December 2024 Management
Five tips for a mid-winter fodder budget
The end of the year is a good time to update the fodder budget for the farm.
27 December 2024 Management
Five tips for taking soil samples
For farmers planning to take soil samples in 2025, outlined are a few tips for completing the task.
Barenbrug to part ways with AFBI Loughgall
Barenbrug has been the commercial partner for AFBI grass breeding work for over 30 years
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Reducing the risk of listeriosis in silage diets
Listeriosis is a disease affecting cattle fed poorly fermented silage which is prone to mould and heating.
10 December 2024 Management
Weekend weather: wet, windy and frosty
Met Éireann has forecasted this weekend will be wet with the possibility of hail, sleet and temperatures of -2°C.
6 December 2024 News
Autumn is 'the start' of the grazing season
Not correcting grazing targets in the first rotation in spring can also reduce growth rates by as much as 20%, researcher Dr Áine Murray has said.
4 December 2024 News
Teagasc advises farmers to stick with protected urea
There is no significant difference between grass dry matter yield when comparing CAN with protected urea, according to Teagsac.
30 November 2024 News
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
Traditional hay milk farming makes a profitable comeback in Austria
While Johann Schinwald farms using the traditional Austrian hay milk method, he has invested in modern technology to make this work. Claire McCormack reports.
20 November 2024 Feature
Meath AD plant looks for farmer investors
The AD plant, located in Carnaross, Meath, is seeking farmers and co-ops to invest in the project.
13 November 2024 News
No option but clover, says researcher
David Wright reports from an AgriSearch event held to mark 25 years of the GrassCheck programme in NI
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland