Silage

Lamma 2026: MX shows silage feeding bucket

Alongside its latest lineup of front loaders, MX presented a mix of attachments, one of which was the new GDT silage feeding bucket range.

FARM MACHINERY 21 January 2026

Lamma 2026: MX shows silage feeding bucket

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Farmer Writes: the first calf of 2026 arrives

Farmer Writes: the first calf of 2026 arrives

FARMER WRITES 14 January 2026

Silage pushers: what’s out there?

Silage pushers: what’s out there?

FARM MACHINERY 14 January 2026

Plenty of farmer interest in AD – but will it pay?

Plenty of farmer interest in AD – but will it pay?

Plenty of farmer interest in AD – but will it pay?

RENEWABLES 7 January 2026

Planning submitted for 34ac Donegal solar farm

Planning submitted for 34ac Donegal solar farm

Planning submitted for 34ac Donegal solar farm

NEWS 5 January 2026

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Unusual tetany case highlights silage risks

Unusual tetany case highlights silage risks

Tetany isn’t just a spring problem. A recent case in a housed suckler cow has prompted calls for farmers to review mineral supplementation as magnesium deficiency may become a winter threat.

MANAGEMENT 15 December 2025

Well-known Fermanagh contracting fleet to go under the hammer

Well-known Fermanagh contracting fleet to go under the hammer

Mid Ulster Auctions will host a dispersal sale on behalf of Fermanagh agricultural contractor JN Contracts, comprising tractors, foragers, loaders, trailers and more, commencing on 19 January.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Farmer Writes: overindulging on looking back on the past

Farmer Writes: overindulging on looking back on the past

It’s not a good way to be, but I suspect most people who are prone to bouts of depression are similar.

FARMER WRITES 15 December 2025

Farmer Writes: calving is set to start

Farmer Writes: calving is set to start

The first cow to calve was also due on New Year's Eve and hopefully all will go well with her.

FARMER WRITES 15 December 2025

Sheep management: ewe condition, drafting lambs and sheep census returns

Sheep management: ewe condition, drafting lambs and sheep census returns

Ewes remaining outdoors are particularly exposed to losing body condition, where grass supplies have been depleted or utilisation is poor.

MANAGEMENT 15 December 2025

Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

Habit is also a very powerful factor that militates against change. Many farmers simply like having a bull and are reluctant to take up the spreadsheet instead.

VIEWPOINTS 15 December 2025

Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep

Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep

Judge Gabbett said that “it is very hard to unsee what I saw here in the pictures provided to the court of the neglect of the animals”. Gordon Deegan reports.

NEWS 15 December 2025

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'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

'I’d go far as saying in all the machines and all the years we’ve been buying machinery here, this is probably one of the best purchases we’ve ever made.'

'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

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