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Farmer Writes: it’s hard to believe it’s November
James Strain
All as that is and at the risk of sounding like a complaining farmer, it’s just not natural, writes James Strain.
30 October 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: first of the bought-in cattle killed
All heifers were weighed in July and a batch of the heaviest were picked out to get a bit of meal at grass and these are the batch that have now been killed, writes James Strain.
9 October 2024 Winter Indoor Management
All not equal in love and protein
Martin Merrick looks at what sources of protein farmers need to be looking for in their feed rations, with all proteins not being equal in quality.
Farmer Writes: weekends aren't what they used to be
A chance log in to his agfood was a bit of a wake up call last weekend.
18 September 2024 Farmer Writes
Lessons learned at the Shinagh Farm open day
Last week, farmers gathered at Shinagh for an update on Farm Zero C to hear how the farm, which has a 250-cow spring-calving herd, is reducing emissions. Jack Kennedy reports.
11 September 2024 News
Variable growth across counties with variable rainfall
While some farmers have experienced heavy rainfall and are find ground conditions on the sticky side, there are still some experiencing a moisture deficit.
14 August 2024 Grass & feeding
Farmer writes: first time grazing red clover with cattle
James Strain outlines his experience grazing red clover with cattle for the first time on his farm.
6 August 2024 Farmer Writes
Clover safe sprays still causing problems
Clover-safe sprays such as Clover Max and DB-Plus are back on the market but with limited emergency approval.
31 July 2024 Reseeding
Fearga red clover variety now available
Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the developments in red clover breeding and management.
31 July 2024 Reseeding
Beef Management: Beef Welfare, reseeding and buying barley off the combine
In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at the anomalies in the beef welfare scheme, reseeding on drystock farms and buying barley off the combine.
17 July 2024 Management
Clover-safe sprays approved for four-month period
The sprays may only be used on red clover silage swards sown in 2024.
29 June 2024 News
Clover-safe sprays approved for red clover swards only
The products which are a blend of 2,4-DB and MCPA can only be used in newly sown red clover silage swards.
26 June 2024 News