Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Continue to use grazing management practices
While the 2023 grazing season continues to get off to a great start across the majority of the country, grass...
Grazing Management
Dairy Technical
Exceptional start to spring-grazing season for most
The 2023 spring-grazing season has gotten off to an expectational start, with the majority of dairy farms able to get...
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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...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Heavy rain makes grazing even more challenging
The heavy rain experienced by many parts of the country over the last number of days has made grazing more...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Growth good, but grazing tricky
Grass growth is predicted to drop significantly this coming week, much the same prediction as last week. Some farms on...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Significant drop in growth rates
Heavily rainfall over the recent days has seen grass growth rates greatly reduce on farms. As winter-like weather conditions begin...
Dairy Technical
Grazing management during wet conditions
The heavy rain experienced by many parts of the country over the weekend has made grazing management this autumn more...
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...
Beef
Maximising grass use on a south Antrim suckler farm
Making the best use of grass has been a key driver for south Antrim suckler-beef farmer, Alastair McNeilly, over the...
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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 Technical
Grass growth: Slow growth remains a challenge
Grass growth this year on many farms has been challenging, with reduced growth rates during what is usually the highest...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Set to pick up again with warmer weather
Grass growth on many dairy farms continues to lag behind what would typically be expected for this time of year....
Dairy Technical
Maintaining grass quality on dairy farms
Grass quality is becoming an issue on many dairy farms, at a time when keeping high-quality grass ahead of cows...
Dairy Technical
Managing new clover swards on dairy farms
A number of farmers have oversown clover in the last number of weeks in an effort to increase the amount...
Dairy Technical
Monitoring parasite burdens in calves
Ensuring that calves have little or no setbacks during the first grazing season is important, in order to keep them...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Farms feeling the pinch
Grass growth rates on farms in recent days have significantly reduced, with widespread showers of rain across the country. This...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Dealing with surpluses on farms
Grass growth in last number of weeks has exploded on farms, which is very different to what was happening just...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Grazing management is key after heavy rain
As we now enter mid to late-April, most farmers were hoping for the weather to improve and for grass growth...
Beef News
Meeting the challenge of climate change on beef farms – where to start?
A recent sustainable livestock production webinar highlighted the challenges posed by climate change on beef farms. However, the same College...
Dairy Technical
Strip grazing: Why it is important this autumn
The preservation and management of grass is of constant importance to farmers. At this time of year, our attention turns...