Dairy
How to control the costs of milk production
Dairy margins will remain tight in the short term, and dairy farmers are asking what they can do to reduce...
Dairy
Dairy margins will remain tight in the short term, and dairy farmers are asking what they can do to reduce...
Grass
David Murphy from Co. Armagh has taken the lead in this years Yara Grass Prix, the competition which sees farmers...
Grass
Best control of docks will be achieved in good growing conditions when docks are actively growing and nutrients are actively being...
Grass
Drone video maker extradionaire Paul Brennan has another amazing silage video. This time, his latest silage video ‘Silage Men – 50...
Sheep
Much of the slowdown in lamb growth rates is due to sward quality in June, Pat McCambridge of the College of Agriculture,...
Grass
Constant rain showers have led to great difficulty in getting first cut silage harvested, while grass growth in many areas...
Grass
Silage contracting rates will in the range €110/ac to €140/ac for 2015, according to Co. Meath contractor Peter Farrelly. “These...
Grass
AB Vista has launched a new mobile device for testing silage quality which, it says, is not just new to the...
Grass
Does your silage pit rival the size of this maize silage pit in the US? East Dublin Dairy in Minnesota...
Grass
With soil temperature at 9 degrees and over 30mm of rain this week, it is far from an idyllic start...
Grass
With the peak silage-making season upon us farmers are being urged to focus on process to minimise the threat of...
Beef
Liver fluke can affect cattle of all ages, including cows, according to Animal Health Ireland (AHI). Fluke burdens can be monitored...
Beef
Kyle Veterinary Clinic in Durrow, Co Laois, received its first call out of the year to a suspected grass tetany...
Grass
The mild weather has kept grass growth rates above demand, but there are no surplus’ on most farms as yet....
Dairy
A seminar entitled “Understanding Grass Measuring” with Barry Lynch of AgriNet is to be held tomorrow (Monday) night. Taking place...
Dairy
What a difference a few days of dry weather makes. Ground conditions are now very good, allowing for good grass...
Dairy
The Northern Ireland NI average milk price for January was 22.33p/l, a decrease of 0.46p/l (2.0%) compared with December, according...
Dairy
February has been a challenging month for farmers to meet their grazing targets. Many may have targeted to have 30%...