Dairy
Winter milk: How much concentrates are you feeding?
It is easy to get carried away feeding concentrates for your winter milk herd, however the diet should be adjusted...
Silage Quality
Dairy
Identifying and mitigating mycotoxin risk in winter feeds
The difficult weather conditions for silage making means that identifying and mitigating mycotoxin risk in winter feeds is essential as...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Managing BCS in late lactation cows
Many farmers have started to dry off their first calvers and their thin cows, and perhaps they should body condition...
Dairy
Winter milk: Feeding and grouping cows accordingly
We are now into the thick of autumn calving for the winter milk herds and as we progress further into...
Dairy
BCS your spring calving cows now before housing
As cows are progressing further into the lactation, closer to drying-off and closer to the housing period, body condition scoring...
Dairy Technical
Is it time to prepare silage ground for the first cut?
Although there are still many cows in the shed, and grazing has not fully taken off yet, it’s now time...
Dairy Technical
Focus on silage quality for better milk margins - dairy expert
Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now...
Beef
Beef kill: Young bull supplies in decline but overall kills up
The opening six to eight weeks of the year and mid-summer tend to be the times of the year when...
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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...
N.Ireland
Silage stocks starting to run low in Northern Ireland
There is now a growing concern that silage stocks are starting to run low on many dairy and livestock farms...
Dairy Technical
Silage pit management this winter
The winter routine has begun on dairy farms, with silage pits now open and cows in housing until next spring....
N.Ireland
Silage slippage a major issue in Northern Ireland
Silage slippage is a major challenge on many dairy and beef farms throughout Northern Ireland at the present time, according...
N.Ireland
NI dairy farmers have sufficient silage for winter
Most dairy farmers in Northern Ireland will have sufficient silage stocks built up by this stage to get them through...
Dairy Technical
Winter milk: Has your silage been tested yet?
Knowing the quality of the silage on your farm is vital to ensure that maximum herd performance is achieved through...
Beef Technical
Potential to save 28t of concentrates by feeding high-quality silage
The importance of harvesting high-quality silage for dairy calf-to-beef systems was highlighted at a farm walk on Pat Collins’ farm...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Dairy Technical
Ensuring that you make high quality silage bales
Silage bales have a role to play on almost every Irish livestock farm, with silage contributing between 25% and 40%...
Dairy Technical
Why harvesting high quality silage is important
There is often an aim to cut silage crops early and harvest as high a quality silage as possible, but...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Drying-off cows early
The drying-off of cows has started on some farms, with cows with a low body condition score (BCS) the first...
Dairy Technical
Winter milking: Testing silage quality
Silage quality has a major impact on feed cost in winter-milk producing herds, which is why testing silage is so...