Dairy
Dairy advice: Time to test the winter milking herd’s silage
As we gear up for the end of the final rotation, farmers must be testing their silage to ensure they...
Silage
Dairy
Ensuring adequate minerals & feed to drive winter milk performance
The first step to a successful winter milk herd is ensuring that mineral and feed are at optimum levels to...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Get your silage tested ahead of winter
Ahead of the winter months, farmers need to ensure that they have their silage tested. With second-cut silage secured on...
N.Ireland
Forage analysis group reports stronger silage testing accuracy
The Forage Analysis Assurance (FAA) Group which operates in Ireland and the UK has outlined stronger silage-testing accuracy in its...
N.Ireland
Complete a fodder budget as second-cut silage gets underway
Second cut silage fields are either closed off for silage or getting harvested over this spell of good weather and...
Beef
Winter fodder: How is your farm fixed for supplies?
The longest day of the year has now come and gone and. after largely positive farming weather conditions since early...
N.Ireland
Is a truck-trailer silage combo the key to tackling depreciation?
By Chris McCullough A novel method of hauling grass and other agricultural commodities has been developed by Northern Ireland agricultural...
Rural Life
Farmers urged to prioritise safety as first-cut silage begins
Farmers are being urged to prioritise safety as first-cut silage gets underway across the UK and Ireland. The warning comes...
Dairy
Slurry & fertiliser: Time to look at making quality first-cut silage
Getting nutrients out on first-cut silage ground will become a priority on many farms over the coming days and weeks...
Agri-Business
Later first cut silages show effect of poor weather - ForFarmers
This year’s first cut silage samples show a huge difference in the quality of silages harvested early (March, April and...
Agri-Business
Farm meeting to focus on optimising livestock performance through grazing
An on-farm meeting organised by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set to focus on optimising livestock performance...
Agri-Business
Varied season could put pressure on dairy farm silage strategies
Wide variability in maize, grass and cereal crops, due to this season’s turbulent weather, could put extra pressure on silage...
N.Ireland
New rakes from Pottinger combine size and simplicity
Three new rakes were introduced by Pottinger at a special launch held in Austria recently which Agriland attended. The latest...
N.Ireland
Watch: A better bale with the Kverneland FastBale?
The Kverneland FastBale is no longer a novelty; the machine, designed to bale, wrap and eject without stopping, has been...
N.Ireland
Spring planting now well underway in south Antrim
The 2024 spring planting and grass-cutting season is now well underway in the south Antrim area, according to one agricultural...
Machinery
Krone brings six rotor technology to four-rotor rake
Krone has once again pushed the envelope with its latest four-rotor rake, claiming it to be the largest machine of...
Agri-Business
Livestock farmers urged to plan to prevent forage shortages
Livestock farmers are being told to plan to prevent long-term forage shortages following one of the wettest winters on record....
N.Ireland
Pottinger adds to utility of its Harvest Assist app
Pottinger released its Harvest Assist app in March of last year with the aim of increasing the efficiency of the...
