Dairy Technical
Silage: Deciding if a third cut is needed this year
The last few days have seen many farmers move to harvest second-cut silage as there was a brief break from...
Second Cut
Dairy Technical
Fodder budget needs to be completed on farms
Livestock farmers need to be completing a fodder budget for their farms to determine their winter feed situation as it...
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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: Moisture deficits start to impact farms
Grass growth appears to be holding fairly strong for now, but without rain coming soon, many farms may start running...
Grass
Second cuts commence as weather window opens
The few days of reasonably dry and rather warm conditions forecasted have resulted in the first advocates of early silage...
Grass
Fertilising second-cut silage: What's needed?
Many farmers took advantage of the good spell of weather over recent weeks to save first-cut silage. However, as feed...