N.Ireland
Importer: Straw and hay should be sold on a weight basis
Selling straw and hay on a per bale basis does not convey to farmer customers the full details of what...
Hay
Rural Life
Derbyshire: Woman hospitalised after bales fall from tractor
Derbyshire Police was called to reports of a collision resulting in bales of hay falling from a tractor and hitting...
Dairy
What do your calves need for rumen development?
Three key things are needed to aid rumen development in calves during the rearing period: water, concentrates and a source...
N.Ireland
Hay bales: Storage advice to avoid risk of fire
Farmers across the country took advantage of the hot, dry weather over the past two weeks by opting to secure...
N.Ireland
Machinery Focus: Massey Ferguson adds science to art of tedding
In between the bouts of unsettled weather that has marked June so far, there will be many anxiously awaiting the...
Machinery
Pics: Silage fever grips Monaghan as vintage and classic machines get busy
A record number of participants took part in a silage cutting event in Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan, over the June bank...
Rural Life
Video: Drone footage captures the scale of the Australian harvest
The scale of the 2016 in Australia was caught on camera recently on a farm in Corrigin, in the state...
Machinery
Check out the latest hay and forage equipment from Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson recently introduced a full-line up of grassland machinery at the EIMA machinery show in Italy, including mowers, tedders and...
Machinery
Pics: Fendt releases new hay and forage equipment
Fendt has recently released it’s new hay and forage equipment, with the range including tedders, rakes and a choice of...
Machinery
Contractor has lucky escape as tractor goes on fire in hay field
A contractor in Co. Wexford had a lucky escape today when the tractor he was driving went ablaze in a...
Rural Life
Here's the official rules for transporting bales on the road
If a farmer or contractor is driving a tractor transporting bales on a trailer it is their responsibility to ensure...
Rural Life
Man taken to hospital after crashing into trailer with hay bales
A man in his mid-30s was taken to hospital on Saturday last, April 2, after the vehicle he was driving...
Agri-Business
Hay and straw in good demand as farmers house stock - Straw makes €8-15/bale
Many farmers are housing stock around the country which has increased the demand for both hay and straw. Prices of...
Rural Life
Videos: From woolly jumpers to locking horns
The change in the weather in the past week across the country might have had an impact on these sheep...
Rural Life
Video: Baling hay for the Aga Khan in Laois
Silage-making has been hitting the headlines in recent weeks, but what about the tradition of square baling? Paul Brennan of...
Agri-Business
Stunning Coolmore Farm, hay harvest facts 2013
Bloodstock giant Coolmore Farm Stud has set another record, increasing its hay yield by 24pc from 125 bales/ac to 155...
