How to make best use of grass when zero-grazing April 10, 2019 Dairy Significant numbers of dairy farmers are turning to zero-grazing to make use of fragmented or far away land, lower the feed costs for…
Limousin breed priorities are changing March 28, 2019 Beef Beef farmers wishing to use Limousin genetics in the future will have access to a wider range of production traits, according to the…
Post-drought grass patience could pay longer term dividends July 31, 2018 Dairy Farmers have been encouraged to keep their stock off pastures until grass is as close as possible to the optimum three-leaf stage to…
Poll: Have you got your cows out yet? April 23, 2018 Dairy Several of you have been sending us your pictures and videos of your cows’ first days out across the country. Grass growth had…
Back on track: NI grass growth rates expected to soar April 18, 2018 Grass Researchers expect grass growth to boom over the next seven days, bringing growth back on track with the 10-year average. The mixture of…
Latest grass growth predictions well below 10-year average April 4, 2018 N.Ireland GrassCheck researchers are advising farmers to review their forage budgets as the latest predictions for growth sit at just a fraction of the…
‘Italian Ryegrass – more positives than negatives’ June 22, 2017 Grass Italian Ryegrass (IRG) will produce 25% more herbage than Perennial Ryegrass (PRG), Barenbrug UK Ltd’s James Ingles has said. Ingles was speaking at…
‘Levels of grass utilisation are disappointingly low on beef and sheep farms’ June 21, 2017 N.Ireland The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) saw large crowds for its ‘More from Grass’ event yesterday, June 20, in Loughgall, Co. Armagh. Key…
More From Grass event is a ‘must-attend opportunity’ May 24, 2017 N.Ireland The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) at Loughgall, Co. Armagh will host a ‘More from Grass’ event on Tuesday, June 20. AFBI grassland…
Two new herbicides for grassland farmers March 20, 2017 Grass Dow AgroSciences has launched two new grassland herbicides for farmers in Ireland to use this spring. Leystar is designed to use on new-sown…
Timothy – the forgotten grass species? March 18, 2017 Beef Timothy should not be overlooked as a species of grass that can be included in seed mixes under Irish conditions,” according to AFBI…
Grass advice: How to balance intake, utilisation and soil damage March 10, 2017 Dairy It is incredible how much people’s moods improve when there are a few hours of…
North’s ‘beef from grass’ projects oversubscribed by nearly 170% January 16, 2017 N.Ireland Over 80 farmers in Northern Ireland have applied to take part in AgriSearch’s two new, on-farm research projects – an over-subscription of nearly 170%.…
Brome grass becoming a ‘major grassland weed problem’ on tillage farms January 11, 2017 Arable Brome grass, in all its manifestations, is becoming a major grassland weed problem on tillage farms throughout the island of Ireland, according to…
How do you assess your grass covers? November 18, 2016 Beef Marking a scale of heights against cover values on a well-used pair of wellingtons is the easiest way to measure grass availability, according…
10 things you didn’t know about fertiliser October 13, 2016 Environment Today, October 13, represents the first ever Global Fertiliser Day to celebrate the important role fertiliser has played and will continue to play…
Finding the perfect balance between grazing and condition score October 12, 2016 Grass As we enter into the second week of closing, the effect of grazing heavier…
Plenty of planning to do for the remainder of the grazing season September 21, 2016 Grass As autumn draws in, there is plenty of planning to do for the remainder of the grazing season and indeed the wintering period.…
