Dairy
Dairy advice: Management tips with next season in mind
This year has been a difficult one for farmers, but the dairy advice is to plan ahead for next year...
Autumn Grassland Management
Dairy Technical
Grazing management: Building autumn covers
As we move into August the focus on farms switches. Farmers now need to begin the process of building autumn...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Sheep
Closing up ground to ensure grass is available for next spring
On sheep farms, thoughts should now be turning to closing ground from now on, to ensure grass is available for...
Dairy Technical
Autumn grazing getting infrastructure in place
Most dairy farmers have begun setting up their farms for autumn grazing, after a year of challenging grazing conditions on...
Dairy Technical
Autumn grazing: Time to start planning
As we enter into the month of August on dairy farms, it is time to start building grass supplies for...
Dairy
Grassland management: Turning attentions back to building covers
The last few weeks, with the poor weather conditions, farmers have been forced to pick and choose paddocks to graze...
Dairy
Grass growth: Continuing to fall across the country
The wet and miserable conditions continued over the weekend and now into this week – across the country – making any...
Sheep
Sheep grassland management: Closing up paddocks for next spring a priority
The recent poor weather conditions have forced some farmers to house their animals, with others starting to close up paddocks...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Dairy
Grass growth: Heavy rain forces some farmers to house and feed silage
The good weather seems like a distant memory now as heavy and persistent rain has swept across the country –...
Grass
If dairy farmers can manage grass in autumn, why can't sheep farmers?
Sheep farmers should take note of the grassland management currently being applied on dairy farms, according to Teagasc’s Hugh Mahon....
