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Beef
Five tips to keeping the silage clamp face clean
Kieran Mailey
Once the silage pit is open, it is important to keep the clamp face clean to prevent high levels of waste forage accumulating.
23 October 2024 Farm machinery
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
20 October 2024 Liquid Milk
Feeding the freshly calved cow this winter
Aisling Claffey, Teagasc nutrition specialist, outlines some of the key factors when it comes to feeding winter milk herds this winter.
Challenging 15 months for grass and fodder
Not one, but two summers in a row where there has been difficulty securing fodder reserves, has really strained farmers.
9 October 2024 Winter Indoor Management
Balancing silage quality with target weight gain targets
With some variable silage quality out there, Martin Merrick discusses what concentrates need to be fed to hit target weight gains.
9 October 2024 Winter Indoor Management
My Farming Week: Edward O'Callaghan, Egramush, Butlersbridge Cavan
Edward O'Callaghan farms in Cavan. He's hoping to lamb 130 ewes next year around Easter.
25 September 2024 News
45% of dairy farmers in south of Ireland without sufficient winter feed
The data is taken from around 650 farms across the country and is a follow-up to a survey in late June.
17 September 2024 News
Dairy management: nobody is happy with grass or weather
Exceptionally wet weather or not enough rain are the problems being experienced on dairy farms now, writes Aidan Brennan.
28 August 2024 Management
Extension to liming scheme deadline needed - IFA
According to the IFA, there are areas in which only 20-30% of prepaid lime has been delivered and spread to date, which was described as "concerning".
11 June 2024 News
What are the best days for silage this week?
With a mixed forecast, Aidan Brennan says farmers may have to take chances when they come, rather than waiting for perfect conditions.
27 May 2024 Management