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Beef
Five tips to working through freezing temperatures
Kieran Mailey
Colder temperatures are forecast for the week ahead which will bring overnight frost to parts of the country. Outlined are some tips to prevent issues that arise during a cold snap.
2 November 2024 Management
Five tips to keeping the silage clamp face clean
Once the silage pit is open, it is important to keep the clamp face clean to prevent high levels of waste forage accumulating.
4 September 2024 Management
Time to complete a fodder budget
Adam Woods takes a look at fodder budgeting and how drystock farmers can complete a simple fodder budget ahead of the winter.
Completing a fodder budget after second-cut silage
Carrying out a fodder budget after second-cut silage is time well spent.
13 August 2024 l2
Feeding cattle at grass and measuring silage pits
Adam Woods takes a look at feeding finishing cattle at grass and completing a fodder budget on a beef farm.
31 July 2024 Management
Clare farmer refused permission for silage pit
John Leahy applied for retention permission for both a silage pit and machinery shed at an existing farmyard at Crag, Lahinch, Co Clare.
10 July 2024 News