Rural Life
Silage spills across speedy Scottish motorway
An unfortunate tractor driver in Scotland recently had a mishap resulting in a full silage trailer overturning to tip its...
Silage
Grass
Silage 2018: Your 3-point plan to head off potential shortages
Livestock farmers concerned about shortfalls of silage for winter feeding, should keep regular tabs on stocks and be prepared to...
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
GrassCheck: Contractors reel in bumper first cut as growth spurt continues
Northern Ireland’s grass growth has been almost off the chart this week, as a combination of sunshine and light rain...
Grass
GrassCheck: Contractors reel in bumper first cut as growth spurt continues
Northern Ireland’s grass growth has been almost off the chart this week, as a combination of sunshine and light rain...
Grass
'Contractors are nearly begging people to go work for them'
Conditions may be ideal for grass cutting across the country, yet contractors are seriously struggling to find tractor drivers to...
Rural Life
Filming underway for DVD inspired by women in agriculture
This week filming got underway for a DVD that will be inspired by women in agriculture, with the first images...
Machinery
Video: Harvesting of up to 1,000 bales of silage takes place in Shannon Airport
The harvesting of up to 1,000 bales of silage began at Shannon Airport this morning, with work beginning around 10:00am....
Machinery
Pics: Silage operation gets underway at Shannon Airport
Silage operations have gotten underway at Shannon Airport’s 400ac site this morning in an effort to alleviate the ongoing shortage of...
Grass
What can you do with unlifted swards?
With many acres of last year’s grass still lying rotting across Ulster, and wet weather conditions continuing, the College of...
N.Ireland
What can you do with unlifted swards?
With many acres of last year’s grass still lying rotting across Ulster, and wet weather conditions continuing, the College of...
Grass
What can you do with unlifted swards?
With many acres of last year’s grass still lying rotting across Ulster, and wet weather conditions continuing, the College of...
N.Ireland
How one north-west family made decent silage during the 'worst summer in a generation'
The headlines from the north-west last summer were far from good for grassland farmers – yet good silage was still...
N.Ireland
How one north-west family made decent silage during the ‘worst summer in a generation’
The headlines from the north-west last summer were far from good for grassland farmers – yet good silage was still...
N.Ireland
Northern silage yield drops to lowest in 12 years
Following the summer no farmer will forget – for all the wrong reasons – silage yields in Northern Ireland hit...
N.Ireland
Northern silage yield drops to lowest in 12 years
Following the summer no farmer will forget – for all the wrong reasons – silage yields in Northern Ireland hit...
N.Ireland
Poll results: Almost 40% of farmers fear fodder shortage this winter
Poor weather across the island has left many farmers facing a very bleak winter, with significant numbers already concerned that...
N.Ireland
Poll results: Almost 40% of farmers fear fodder shortage this winter
Poor weather across the island has left many farmers facing a very bleak winter, with significant numbers already concerned that...
