Dairy
How to achieve a 75-80% DMD silage for your winter milking herd
For most farms, fertiliser is in the ground on their silage blocks and, for autumn calving herds and those that...
Grass
Dairy
Grass growth and grass covers improve with heat in the ground
It has certainly been a slow start to the year in terms of grass growth, with many farmers struggling with...
Dairy
Reseeding: Weather allowing for a successful spring reseed
With the weather looking dry and warm for the next couple of days and potentially weeks, it is offering ideal...
N.Ireland
Grass growth rates set to take off
Grass growth rates in Northern Ireland are expected to increase significantly over the next seven to 10 days. The current...
Dairy
Reacting to tight grass supplies: More silage or concentrates?
Grass growth is gradually improving with milder and damper conditions in store, but many farmers are getting tight on grass...
N.Ireland
How much crude protein should be in your dairy nuts?
At this time of year, when cows are usually in and out grazing due to weather conditions, the question often...
Dairy
Grazing: Taking opportunities as they come this spring
Early grazing can be a controversial topic for many farmers at this time of the year, but taking every opportunity...
Dairy
Early grazing: Is it worth the extra work?
The start of February has been cold, but relatively dry, allowing many farmers to get cows out for grazing this...
N.Ireland
Conference to examine changes in grass growth
This week sees the publication of the final GrassCheck Bulletin for 2024. For the majority of this year so far, grass...
N.Ireland
Seeing out the end of lactation for spring calving cows on a high
We are now entering the final few months of lactation for spring calving cows and the cows are beginning to...
N.Ireland
Advice and tips for a good autumn reseed establishment
Where paddocks have been reseeded this autumn, getting a good reseed establishment is essential to the success of the job....
N.Ireland
Managing your clover swards during autumn months
Your clover swards are not like your grass swards and so, they should not be treated in the same manner...
Dairy
Proving high yielding cows can be grazed successfully in Co. Down
In Northern Ireland, traditionally, a lot of the herds would be high yielding cows being milked on a total mixed...
N.Ireland
Maximising milk yield: To graze or not to graze
For many dairy herds across the country, the summer has been challenging to say the least, as maximising milk yield...
N.Ireland
AFBI involved in €2m All-Ireland grass development programme
Scientists at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) along with other bodies, will be centrally involved in a €2.1 million...
N.Ireland
The uses of soil aeration in grassland farming
Soil aeration has long been recognised as a technique that will deliver improved drainage and enhanced root growth in a...
Dairy
Autumn grazing: Building covers to achieve extra days at grass
It is important to set your autumn grazing targets now in order to avoid having poor average farm covers (AFC)...
N.Ireland
Controlling weeds in your paddocks this summer
Controlling weeds when they are at the most manageable stage is crucial, particularly now as grass growth has improved over...
