Dairy
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The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers during the month of...
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers during the month of...
Machinery
Multi-depot John Deere dealer TFM sent in these pictures, showing one of its customers tackling into the 2017 silage campaign...
Machinery
Austrian manufacturer Pottinger has extended its Torro Combiline series with the new 5510 Combiline self-loading silage wagon. This “professional-spec” model’s key selling...
Grass
Over the last five years, the use of a wide polythene film to bind bales before wrapping has grown significantly. Supporters...
Grass
Over rolling high moisture grass in-silo serves only to significantly reduce silage quality, according to Sil-All’s global product manager Gordon...
Machinery
One of the most eye-catching machines at this week’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show at Punchestown, Co. Kildare is the Respiro...
Machinery
The Film & Film (F&F) baled silage wrapping system will be front and centre at Silotite’s exhibit at the 2017 FTMTA...
Machinery
Volvo loading shovels are a popular choice with Irish agricultural contractors. Every summer, these machines (along with JCB, Komatsu, Caterpillar...
Other
Struggling to find an operator that can drive steadily alongside a self-propelled forage harvester? Why not simply abandon the whole...
Machinery
When Conor Ryan began taking a serious interest in creating agri-machinery videos in 2013 he never imagined his videos would...
Machinery
Massey Ferguson recently introduced a full-line up of grassland machinery at the EIMA machinery show in Italy, including mowers, tedders and...
Grass
Swards that were grazed prior to being closed off are producing silage of a significantly higher quality than those which...
Beef
The forecast of a significant silage shortfall in the west over the coming winter months has prompted feed compounders in...
Machinery
Fendt has recently released it’s new hay and forage equipment, with the range including tedders, rakes and a choice of...
Grass
First cut silage analysis results are giving significant cause for concern, according to Gerard Butler, a director of Cappoquin-based FBA...
N.Ireland
A Co. Armagh farmer has been fined £1,000 for water pollution offences after it was found that a waterway was...
Machinery
With the RB 545 series, Case IH has a new generation of high-calibre fixed chamber balers on the starting blocks...
Grass
Silage bales are an expensive commodity therefore protecting them should be a priority for farmers, according to Caitriona Mullin, North...