Dairy
GrassCheck farm walk: Maximising milk from grazed grass with high-yielding cows
Making the most of grazed grass with high-yielding cows will be a key topic of discussion at the upcoming GrassCheck...
GrowthWatch
Dairy
Proactive grazing management reaps rewards on Limavady farm
The summer drought didn’t hold back Northern Irish dairy farmer Andrew Dale. Despite the challenging conditions, the farm’s heavy ground...
Dairy
Using fake grass to boost utilisation of the real stuff in Co. Tyrone
A Co. Tyrone dairyman has made use of a novel way to boost grass utilisation. The laneways of Henry Stewart’s...
Grass
GrassCheck: Growth stalls as NI sees biggest extremes in 10 years
Grass growth in Northern Ireland has slumped as rainfall becomes an issue on many farms, the latest GrassCheck data shows....
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...
N.Ireland
Open day planned at NI’s first RamCompare flock
Northern farm research body AgriSearch is set to host a farm walk explaining the results of pioneering commercial progeny study,...
Grass
GrassCheck: Testing samples ‘essential’ for a good first cut
The recent growth spurt has put grass growth almost back on par with the April average, the latest GrassCheck figures...
Grass
GrassCheck: A second boom week on the cards
Grass growth has rocketed this week across Northern Ireland dairy farms. The latest GrassCheck data recorded an average of 69.4kg...
Dairy
Poll: Have you got your cows out yet?
Several of you have been sending us your pictures and videos of your cows’ first days out across the country....
Grass
Grass growth fortunes turning as temperatures start to rise
GrassCheck’s predictions for grass growth have been trebled as temperatures start to rise across the country. Researchers said temperatures had...
