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Silage Bales

Kilbehenny NS stages tractor run for all-weather grass area

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

Kilbehenny NS stages tractor run for all-weather grass area

Kilbehenny National School, Co. Limerick, will stage a tractor/vintage run tomorrow (Sunday,...

Fodder budget: Time to start preparing for winter

Dairy

over 1 year ago

Fodder budget: Time to start preparing for winter

As we get closer to second cut silage preparation, it is time to look ahead and put a fodder budget...

Advice: Do you know the rules for stacking silage bales?

Dairy

over 1 year ago

Advice: Do you know the rules for stacking silage bales?

As first-cut silage is being harvested and stored on many farms across the country, it is time to...

Silage set to remain critically important winter feed source

Environment

over 1 year ago

Silage set to remain critically important winter feed source

Approximately 19 million grass silage bales are made in Ireland on an annual basis, which is a...

CCTV and coloured dye - protecting bales from theft

Rural Life

about 2 years ago

CCTV and coloured dye - protecting bales from theft

From using calving cameras for CCTV, to creating physical barriers at gates, coming up with ways to...

N.Ireland

over 2 years ago

NI farmer records thefts of silage bales on video camera

A farmer in Northern Ireland resorted to setting up video camera surveillance in one of his fields...

NI farmer records thefts of silage bales on video camera

Dairy Technical

over 2 years ago

Ensuring that you make high quality silage bales

Silage bales have a role to play on almost every Irish livestock farm, with silage contributing...

Ensuring that you make high quality silage bales

Machinery News

over 2 years ago

Video: Combi round baler making no-net silage in Cavan

https://youtu.be/BEqkNsSkdHM Main-season first-cut silage has kicked off over the past week on...

Video: Combi round baler making no-net silage in Cavan

Agri-Business

over 2 years ago

Farmers reminded of storage regulations for silage bales

As silage making season gets underway across the country, the Department of Agriculture, Food and...

Farmers reminded of storage regulations for silage bales

Agri-Business

almost 3 years ago

Round bale silage selling for as high as €60/bale in places

Round bales of silage are trading as high as €60/bale delivered in some parts of the country,...

Round bale silage selling for as high as €60/bale in places

Dairy Technical

about 4 years ago

Have you tested your silage quality yet?

Grass is key to Ireland's agricultural production model, with grazed grass used to feed our...

Have you tested your silage quality yet?

Dairy Technical

over 4 years ago

Are you planning on making silage bales this year?

Silage contributes between 25% and 40% of the annual diet of beef and dairy animals, depending on...

Are you planning on making silage bales this year?

Beef

over 6 years ago

How high should I stack my round-baled silage?

In recent years, more and more baled silage has been made and this year is no different. Favorable...

How high should I stack my round-baled silage?

Grass

about 7 years ago

Overnight perpetrator leaves 111 bales slashed

Yesterday morning (Tuesday, October 16) Criostoir O’Crualaoi was driving to work when he noticed...

Overnight perpetrator leaves 111 bales slashed

Rural Life

over 7 years ago

Farmer's bales go up in smoke in vandal strike

An English farmer came in for a nasty surprise this week, when he found several of his bales of...

Farmer's bales go up in smoke in vandal strike

Rural Life

over 7 years ago

'Ready to 'wrap': 'Stylish Silage' competition stages a return

Drumshanbo’s ‘Stylish Silage’ competition is back this year with more entries and additional...

'Ready to 'wrap': 'Stylish Silage' competition stages a return

Beef

almost 8 years ago

What are you paying for silage?

There is large variation in silage prices across the country. Quality is also variable and farmers...

What are you paying for silage?

Grass

over 8 years ago

'Grass growth plummets from highs seen in early June'

The high grass growth rates witnessed over the past six weeks have finally subsided, farmers around...

'Grass growth plummets from highs seen in early June'

Beef

over 8 years ago

Have you made enough silage for next winter?

With the recent burst of growth and silage harvesting, many farmers are asking themselves if they...

Have you made enough silage for next winter?

Grass

over 8 years ago

Baled versus pit silage - the debate rages on

There is no difference in the quality between baled and pit silage, according to Teagasc’s Dr....

Baled versus pit silage - the debate rages on

Grass

over 8 years ago

Silage wrap specs: What, if anything, is the difference?

When making baled silage, it is important to note what specifications of bale-wrap (film) you are...

Silage wrap specs: What, if anything, is the difference?

Grass

over 8 years ago

Are you making the most of your silage bales in May?

Maurice Keady, Sales Manager with Irish silage wrap (plastic) company Silawrap, has...

Are you making the most of your silage bales in May?

Grass

over 8 years ago

What is being charged for pit and baled silage in 2017?

There is a diverse range of silage cutting prices being quoted by agricultural contractors around...

What is being charged for pit and baled silage in 2017?

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