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Farmer Writes: urea to follow slurry for early growth
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Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock is keen to get grass growing and cows out grazing.
5 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Beef: first of cattle turned out for many
The past week has seen the first of cattle turned out in many farms, with the longer days and more settled weather lending to more favourable grazing conditions.
5 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Dairy: strong start to March grazing
After a poor finish to February grazing, March has kicked off well, with some drier conditions, writes Thomas Codon.
Dairy Management: how much nitrogen to spread in March?
Aidan Brennan discusses how much nitrogen fertiliser should be applied now that conditions are good.
3 March 2025 Management
The Grass Week: milder and drier conditions to persist
While the last week to 10 days has been fairly miserable, the outlook is much more promising for the week ahead.
1 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Dairy: heavy showers making grazing challenging
Torrential rain over the last week has made grazing nigh on impossible, but the week ahead looks more promising, writes Thomas Condon.
26 February 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Beef: rainfall making grazing impossible, but soil temperatures rise
While the heavy rain in many parts of the country has hit grazing efforts hard, the positive is that soil temperatures have taken a good jump.
26 February 2025 Grass & feeding
Home Farm: Spring plans delayed
The beans are going into fields that had a terrible crop of winter barley, a bad crop of winter wheat and a reasonable crop of late sown spring barley.
26 February 2025 Viewpoints
Farmer Writes: roll on the grazing season
The weather hasn’t improved much, but it’s still nice to see it bright at 6 o’clock in the evening. One’s mind starts to turn to the spring and plan for the grazing season, writes James Strain.
24 February 2025 Farmer Writes
Challenging conditions for grazing cows
After a weekend of heavy rainfall, ground conditions are touch and go in most places, writes Aidan Brennan.
24 February 2025 Management
The Grass Week: weather stalls the ball on grazing
Wet weather has put a halt on grazing for many, while soil temperatures remain stubbornly low.
22 February 2025 Grass & feeding
Number of new leases in the northeast
A number of farms have become available for long-term letting in the northeast. On the books of Fee and Associates, they offer a good opportunity for livestock farmers to pick up extra ground.
20 February 2025 Property