Grass
Silage 2015 is in full swing, has your photo made the cut?
Silage cutting is taking place across the country at the moment and while rain in places has led to problems...
Grass
Silage cutting is taking place across the country at the moment and while rain in places has led to problems...
Grass
Silage wrap prices are set to increase by €7/roll over the coming weeks, according to Silawrap’s Maurice Keady. “The market...
Dairy
Silage for dry cows is different to that for milking cows, Michael Garvey of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
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...
Rural Life
Last year, there were 30 deaths due to farm accidents in Ireland. Out of that 30 fatalities, four of them were...
Grass
Does your silage pit rival the size of this maize silage pit in the US? East Dublin Dairy in Minnesota...
Grass
Spring milk producers wanting to maximise milk from grazed grass, must also maximise silage quality, as there is often an need...
Grass
With the peak silage-making season upon us farmers are being urged to focus on process to minimise the threat of...
Machinery
John Deere’s variable chamber wrapping baler can be seen for the first time in the UK and Ireland at the...
Dairy
Grass silage has a large nutrient demand and adequate N, P & K is essential for maximising grass yield and producing...
Machinery
Following a huge reaction to a recent Agriland article in relation to contractors’ difficulties securing staff for the busy summer season...
Dairy
Silage analysis from around the country is confirming a significant reduction in the quality of forage available to Irish dairy...
Beef
Beef finishers must take full account of silage quality as they plan their winter feeding programmes, according to Gain Feeds’...
Beef
With good housing management and feed planning, winter feeding costs for suckler cows can be reduced by using the body...
Machinery
The new Faro is a high forage quality, high performance and at the same time the smoothest running rotor-type loader...
Beef
Nutritionists are confirming that dairy, beef and sheep farmers may well receive a shock when they open their silage pits...