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Introducing a multi-cut silage system – CAFRE

May 10, 2021

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) dairy advisors have issued guidance to milk producers in Northern Ireland on how to best…

Multiple cutting will deliver superior quality silage

May 6, 2021

Beef

According to silage consultant Dr. Dave Davies, grass should be cut when it has a dry matter digestibility (DMD) value of 73% and…

Dry and cold weather hampers early first-cut silage

April 26, 2021

Arable

Grass growth has been severely hampered by the lack of rain and cold nights for many farms across the UK and Ireland, delaying…

Maximising the quality of first-cut silage

April 1, 2021

Beef

Silage can never be as high a quality of forage as the grass from which it was initially made. and it’s important to…

Silage trials show quicker is better when it comes to wilting

March 11, 2021

Dairy

Cutting grass earlier in the day could help speed up wilting – even in overcast conditions – according to in-house trials carried out…

‘Using dry NIRS is more accurate than conventional fresh sample testing’ for silage

February 17, 2021

Arable

Testing silage ahead of spring calving is crucial for cow health and performance. Knowing the dry matter, metabolisable energy and pH level of…

Multi-cut silage could help dairy farms weather the effects of drought

February 16, 2021

Dairy

Making multi-cut grass silage could put dairy farms in a stronger position to withstand the effects of drought on reducing grass growth, results…

Forage acid loading predicted to be high in TMRs this winter

November 16, 2020

Arable

Early forage analyses suggest the acid loading effect of many grass and maize silages will be high within total mixed rations (TMR) this…

‘Over the years, silage DM content has increased; but nutritional quality hasn’t’

May 29, 2020

Grass

Little improvements have been made in the nutritional quality of Northern Ireland silage over the last decade, according to a CAFRE dairy advisor.…

Sheep advice: Think about quality over quantity when it comes to making silage

May 15, 2020

Grass

Over the next few weeks, the task of gathering and storing next winter’s silage will begin. Sometimes on sheep farms, the task of…

Silage 2020: This year’s top safety tips for farmers and contractors

May 14, 2020

Agri-Business

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is reminding farmers and contractors to take extra care during the silage season. The…

What fertiliser do I need to spread to grow a crop of first-cut silage?

March 30, 2020

Beef

By Mark Plunkett, Teagasc soil and plant nutrition specialist Grass silage has a large nutrient demand and adequate nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and…

Are your ewes wasting silage? Check out how this farmer overcame this problem

February 23, 2020

N.Ireland

Last October, AgriLand paid a visit to Kenny O’Donnell – who is a pedigree Lleyn breeder – in Belmullet, Co. Mayo. He was just after…

Dale Farm highlights link between silage quality and feed efficiency

February 2, 2019

Agri-Business

Dairy cooperative Dale Farm recently hosted three on-farm workshops and two evening meetings on the subject of improving silage quality to enhance feed…

Bigger wheels and more of them…to tread more lightly

October 24, 2018

Machinery

Giving consideration to the care and maintenance of soil structure has long been the preserve of the tillage sector. Increasingly though, the concept…

Baling and wrapping: So good they chopped it twice…

October 10, 2018

Machinery

Czech outlet Agroportal24h reports that a Dutch contractor – Ronald Bos BV – is using an additional (front-mounted) chopping system when making silage with a round…