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Dairy Management: how much fertiliser to put on silage ground?
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan goes through the fertiliser rates for first cut silage and discusses how to manage grass as the first rotation comes to an end.
26 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Best not to dwell on January beef sales
John Egerton decided to sell some store cattle in the mart at the end of January.
19 March 2025 News
Contractor charges see a rise of 5% this year
Contractor charges are experiencing a 5% rise for 2025, according to the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) annual price guide.
Farmers told to dismantle unauthorised sheds
Irish Farmers Journal analysis of county council data has shown that the number of unauthorised developments and the number of warning letters issued differs per county.
19 March 2025 News
Lely Juno pushes both feed and production on Longford farm
In 2021, Derek O’Halleran installed a Lely Juno automatic feed pusher on his farm – a labour-saving machine he claims paid for itself after 10 months due to increased milk yield. Gary Abbott writes.
12 March 2025 News
Pros and cons in Zero N red clover project
David Wright reports from an AgriSearch online event on red clover silage.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Farmer Writes: talking all things clover
James Strain recently attended Goldcrop’s launch of new white clover verities. This prompted him to think about the use of red clover on his own farm.
11 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Develon debuts new 190hp 15.8t flagship agri wheel loader
Last autumn, Develon delivered the first of its two newly revamped 13.8t and 15.8t larger agricultural wheel loader models, designed for a variety of work including on the clamp at silage and maize.
26 February 2025 News
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
Getting into the thick of spring
Padraig Callanan is two-thirds of the way through calving and is on/off grazing.
19 February 2025 Farmer Writes
Young Stock: the Cork contractor with a grá for pit silage
This week, the Young Stock podcast hears from agri contractor Conor Murphy from Co Cork.
17 February 2025 Podcast
How to spot a sick dairy cow in spring
As calving ramps up on dairy farms, Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the signs of a sick cow.
17 February 2025 Management