Dairy
Silage quality drives all dairy production systems
Farmers must maximise silage quality, irrespective of the production systems they are following, according to AFBI’s (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute’s)...
Grass
Dairy
Poll: Have you got your cows out yet?
Several of you have been sending us your pictures and videos of your cows’ first days out across the country....
Dairy
Poll: Have you got your cows out yet?
Several of you have been sending us your pictures and videos of your cows’ first days out across the country....
Grass
Back on track: NI grass growth rates expected to soar
Researchers expect grass growth to boom over the next seven days, bringing growth back on track with the 10-year average....
N.Ireland
Latest grass growth predictions well below 10-year average
GrassCheck researchers are advising farmers to review their forage budgets as the latest predictions for growth sit at just a...
Grass
'Italian Ryegrass - more positives than negatives'
Italian Ryegrass (IRG) will produce 25% more herbage than Perennial Ryegrass (PRG), Barenbrug UK Ltd’s James Ingles has said. Ingles...
Grass
‘Italian Ryegrass – more positives than negatives’
Italian Ryegrass (IRG) will produce 25% more herbage than Perennial Ryegrass (PRG), Barenbrug UK Ltd’s James Ingles has said. Ingles...
N.Ireland
'Levels of grass utilisation are disappointingly low on beef and sheep farms'
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) saw large crowds for its ‘More from Grass’ event yesterday, June 20, in Loughgall,...
Grass
‘Levels of grass utilisation are disappointingly low on beef and sheep farms’
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) saw large crowds for its ‘More from Grass’ event yesterday, June 20, in Loughgall,...
N.Ireland
More From Grass event is a 'must-attend opportunity'
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) at Loughgall, Co. Armagh will host a ‘More from Grass’ event on Tuesday, June...
Grass
More From Grass event is a ‘must-attend opportunity’
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) at Loughgall, Co. Armagh will host a ‘More from Grass’ event on Tuesday, June...
Grass
Two new herbicides for grassland farmers
Dow AgroSciences has launched two new grassland herbicides for farmers in Ireland to use this spring. Leystar is designed to...
Beef
Timothy – the forgotten grass species?
Timothy should not be overlooked as a species of grass that can be included in seed mixes under Irish conditions,”...
Dairy
Grass advice: How to balance intake, utilisation and soil damage
It is incredible how much people’s moods improve when there are a few hours of sunshine and dry concrete. We’ve had...
N.Ireland
North's 'beef from grass' projects oversubscribed by nearly 170%
Over 80 farmers in Northern Ireland have applied to take part in AgriSearch’s two new, on-farm research projects – an over-subscription...
Arable
Brome grass becoming a 'major grassland weed problem' on tillage farms
Brome grass, in all its manifestations, is becoming a major grassland weed problem on tillage farms throughout the island of...
Beef
How do you assess your grass covers?
Marking a scale of heights against cover values on a well-used pair of wellingtons is the easiest way to measure...
Environment
10 things you didn't know about fertiliser
Today, October 13, represents the first ever Global Fertiliser Day to celebrate the important role fertiliser has played and will...
