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Sheep
Sheep clean livestock policy refresher course
Darren Carty
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.
13 November 2024 Husbandry
Tillage Management: soil sampling and weed control
The dry conditions make it a good time of the year to take soil samples and make a nutrient management plan for the year ahead.
9 November 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: to graze or not to graze
Many farmers find themselves in the situation where they are not sure if they should continue grazing beyond the closing target cover or house now.
Home Farm: changed routine in a changed early winter
The crops are a glorious verdant green, though the latest sown crop, the gluten free oats is slower to emerge than I expected given the mild conditions.
6 November 2024 Viewpoints
My Farming Week: Eoghan O’Sullivan, Soloheadbeg, Co Tipperary
Organic oat grower and suckler farmer Eoghan O’Sullivan recently won the Flahavan's organic oat grower of the year award.
6 November 2024 News
Dairy Management: body condition score and Dairy Day voucher
Good grazing conditions shouldn't detract from the reality that cows will need to be dried off shortly in order to protect body condition score next spring
6 November 2024 Management
The Grass Week: ground firm but grass running out
While ground conditions are excellent for the most part, it will be a lack of grass that will force any stock indoors.
2 November 2024 Grass & feeding
Potatoes harvest edges past halfway mark
The potato harvest is set to be reduced by 15-20% this year as a challenging year takes its toll, write James Hanley and Stephen Robb.
30 October 2024 Crops
Grass+ dairy: ground conditions holding, marking major improvement on last year
Ground conditions this year compared to last year are night and day, writes Thomas Condon.
30 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Good ground conditions, but grass running tight
Though ground is in excellent condition for this time of year, but grass supplies and growth are running low.
30 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Skids ‘Top’ wheels for Antrim contractor
After the challenging 2023 season,contractor Jonathan Kirkpatrick invested in a Pöttinger twin-rotor rake with plastic skids instead of wheeled bogies, to reduce grass contamination
23 October 2024 Farm machinery
Beef Management: housing, ration composition and suckler marts roadshow
Adam Woods takes a look at hosuing cattle, what should be in your ration and he previews an upcoming suckler marts roadshow taking place across the country.
23 October 2024 Management