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Dairy management: weather changes, breeding replacements and reseeding
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan says that grass growth rates are variable so farmers must be taking careful action to ensure that the cows eat grass at the correct stage.
16 April 2025 Markets
Beef Managment: dehorning calves, grass supplies and BPS applications
Adam Woods takes a look at dehorning calves, grass supplies and BPS applications in this week's beef management notes.
16 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Meet the beef finalists in the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards
Aidan Brennan profiles the three beef farmer finalists in the 2024 Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards.
Farmers Writes: stock out and slow grass growth
As Karen McCabe gets ready put the remaining stock out to grass, she muses on the passing of time and learning on job.
9 April 2025 Farmer Writes
Breeding, closing silage ground and heifer synchronisation
In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at breeding plans, how much silage ground to close up and heifer synchronisation.
9 April 2025 Management
Dairy management: keeping pre-grazing yields at the right level
April can often be a difficult month to manage grass, but the risk this April is keeping quality right, writes Aidan Brennan.
9 April 2025 Management
Sheep management: grass management, scald and ewes going on their back
Grass growth rate has improved but it is important that farmers continue to take steps to build supplies until growth is capable of satisfying demand.
9 April 2025 Markets
Cold nights keep herd part-time grazing
Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock has had cows out at grass since the second week of March.
9 April 2025 Farmer Writes
Milk supply on the rise – FRS
The latest Calving Insights survey found the weak grass growth levels in early March forced many farmers to increase concentrate levels and feed silage by night to bolster early milk volumes.
9 April 2025 News
Clover looking promising in 2025
Aidan Brennan chats with Teagasc researchers Michael Egan and Michael O’Donovan on managing clover this summer.
9 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Dairy: taking action amid rapid change in growth rates
Growth is differing among some regions, but where growth is taking off, incorrect management could be a costly mistake.
9 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Dairy Management: high grass growth poses a risk
With grass growth rates exceeding demand, the risk of too much surplus is real, writes Aidan Brennan.
7 April 2025 Management