Grass
GrassCheck: Contractors reel in bumper first cut as growth spurt continues
Northern Ireland’s grass growth has been almost off the chart this week, as a combination of sunshine and light rain...
Grass
Northern Ireland’s grass growth has been almost off the chart this week, as a combination of sunshine and light rain...
Sheep
Northern farm research body AgriSearch is set to host a farm walk explaining the results of pioneering commercial progeny study,...
Grass
The recent growth spurt has put grass growth almost back on par with the April average, the latest GrassCheck figures...
Grass
Grass growth has rocketed this week across Northern Ireland dairy farms. The latest GrassCheck data recorded an average of 69.4kg...
Grass
After a disappointing start to the season, Northern Ireland’s grass growth is set to exceed the 10-year average, according to...
Dairy
Several of you have been sending us your pictures and videos of your cows’ first days out across the country....
Grass
Researchers expect grass growth to boom over the next seven days, bringing growth back on track with the 10-year average....
N.Ireland
GrassCheck’s predictions for grass growth have been trebled as temperatures start to rise across the country. Researchers said temperatures had...
Sheep
As fodder supplies become scarce across the country, playing ‘catch up’ once grass starts to grow will be more important...
N.Ireland
GrassCheck researchers are advising farmers to review their forage budgets as the latest predictions for growth sit at just a...
N.Ireland
After a challenging 2017 and a difficult start to 2018, the lessons to be learned from grass management studies are...
N.Ireland
Long gone are the days of guessing which nutrients are low in your soil or whether your silage is good...
N.Ireland
The next phase of a pioneering study into grass growth rates in Northern Ireland will look at ways farmers can...
N.Ireland
Next month’s AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) roadshows ‘Dairy Innovation in Practice’ will be held on three farms throughout Northern...
N.Ireland
Over 80 farmers in Northern Ireland have applied to take part in AgriSearch’s two new, on-farm research projects – an over-subscription...
Grass
Grass growth in the North last year was up 21% compared with the 2007-2015 long term average, according to figures from...