Grass
Pre-grazing significantly boosts first cut silage quality
Swards that were grazed prior to being closed off are producing silage of a significantly higher quality than those which...
Silage
Beef
Feed mills expecting strong demand for fodder extender rations this winter
The forecast of a significant silage shortfall in the west over the coming winter months has prompted feed compounders in...
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...
Grass
Silage quality shock on the cards for farmers
First cut silage analysis results are giving significant cause for concern, according to Gerard Butler, a director of Cappoquin-based FBA...
N.Ireland
Co Armagh farmer fined £1,000 for ‘grossly’ polluting waterway
A Co. Armagh farmer has been fined £1,000 for water pollution offences after it was found that a waterway was...
N.Ireland
Co Armagh farmer fined £1,000 for 'grossly' polluting waterway
A Co. Armagh farmer has been fined £1,000 for water pollution offences after it was found that a waterway was...
Machinery
Pics: New round balers from Case IH for 2017 season
With the RB 545 series, Case IH has a new generation of high-calibre fixed chamber balers on the starting blocks...
Grass
10 steps to take in order to reduce damage to silage bales
Silage bales are an expensive commodity therefore protecting them should be a priority for farmers, according to Caitriona Mullin, North...
Grass
'Good quality silage is not all about dry matter content'
This year has been a difficult year to manage grass and get good quality silage due to the unsettled weather conditions...
Grass
Have you enough silage to get you through the winter?
Now is the time of year to measure how much forage you have and whether or not it is enough...
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...
Machinery
85% of farmers say contractors don't pay workers enough
Some 85% of respondents to a poll on Agriland believe that contractors do not pay their workers enough money. The...
Grass
Cutting silage? Here's how to make the neighbours jealous with your quality silage
The silage season has kicked into gear with farmers taking advantage of the good weather to make the coming winter’s...
Machinery
Here's how social media reacted to contractor's problems finding workers
Earlier this week, Agriland published an article on the lack of workers in the contracting business, with emigration, J1s and a lack...
Rural Life
Video: Great footage of silage 2016 from mowing to packing the pit
Silage season began in earnest over the weekend, with farmers taking advantage of the fine weather to bring tractors, mowers...
Machinery
Claas unveils the 'widest disc mower combination' available on the market
Claas has added six new disc mowers to its range for the 2016 silage season, with a number of models...
Grass
'Decisions taken over the next six weeks will have a major effect on silage quality'
Decisions taken now and over the next six weeks will have a major effect on silage quality next winter, according...
Grass
Five steps to make the best quality silage in your parish
Silage season may not be to the forefront of farmers minds, but steps taken over the next couple of weeks...
