Tillage
North-south divide continues to define Harvest 2024
Harvest 2024 has transformed into a story of polar opposite fortunes with farmers in southern counties faring much better than...
Wholecrop
Dairy
Advice: Choose wholecrop harvest date based on farm needs
Dairy farmers making wholecrop silage from winter or spring cereals should choose the crop’s harvest date and percentage dry matter...
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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...
Beef
When to cut wholecrop silage?
Anyone planning on saving a cereal crop for wholecrop silage should keep an eye on crop growth stages and dry...
Tillage
Poll results: 46% of tillage farmers to sow forage crops for livestock
Tillage farmers may have a big part to play in reducing the fodder deficit this winter by sowing forage crops...
Dairy
‘Maize crops yielding 20t/ac plus’
Maize crops in the south of the country are yielding up to 26t/ac fresh weight, according to Maizetech’s John Foley....
Dairy
Wholecrop ready to harvest
Michael Garvey, CAFRE dairy specialist is advising farmers to walk their wholecrops to assess readiness for cutting by stripping the...