Grass
Video: Is your silage pit as big as this one in the US?
Does your silage pit rival the size of this maize silage pit in the US? East Dublin Dairy in Minnesota...
Silage
Grass
Silage quality key if producing more milk this autumn
Spring milk producers wanting to maximise milk from grazed grass, must also maximise silage quality, as there is often an need...
Grass
How to minimise the mould and mycotoxin risks in silage - Alltech
With the peak silage-making season upon us farmers are being urged to focus on process to minimise the threat of...
Machinery
New variable chamber wrapping baler from John Deere
John Deere’s variable chamber wrapping baler can be seen for the first time in the UK and Ireland at the...
Dairy
Fertiliser rules for this year's grass silage
Grass silage has a large nutrient demand and adequate N, P & K is essential for maximising grass yield and producing...
Machinery
'If contractors paid €9/hour they'd have no problem getting workers'
Following a huge reaction to a recent Agriland article in relation to contractors’ difficulties securing staff for the busy summer season...
Dairy
How to boost dry cow immunity levels in an effective manner - Alltech
Silage analysis from around the country is confirming a significant reduction in the quality of forage available to Irish dairy...
Beef
Silage quality is the key driver of performance for beef cattle
Beef finishers must take full account of silage quality as they plan their winter feeding programmes, according to Gain Feeds’...
Beef
Save money on feeding costs - make best use of quality silage
With good housing management and feed planning, winter feeding costs for suckler cows can be reduced by using the body...
Machinery
New high output Pöttinger silage wagon on the market
The new Faro is a high forage quality, high performance and at the same time the smoothest running rotor-type loader...
Beef
'Many farmers in for a shock when they open silage pits this year'
Nutritionists are confirming that dairy, beef and sheep farmers may well receive a shock when they open their silage pits...
Machinery
Claas says 1 in every 2 self-propelled harvesters sold is a Jaguar
With a total of 10 models and a wide number of variants within the two Jaguar 900 and 800 models,...
Machinery
New easy to use extensions for Joskin trailers
Until now, Joskin was proposing full stackable aluminium extensions for its agricultural tipping trailers. However, today, Joskin has launched silage...
Machinery
New Holland Roll-Belt variable chamber round baler gets upgrade
Over the past 40 years, New Holland has produced over 235,000 roll belt balers, and in celebration of this...
Machinery
New Claas swather compact on the road and flexible in the field
Along with many improved details, the new Claas Liner 3600, 800 and 700 swathers are characterised by their innovative ideas...
Machinery
Blaney says new SwathAir brings you more
What’s better, a chance to save time or money? Why not both? According to Blaney Agri it has achieved this...
Dairy
10kg of wholecrop = 16kg grass silage in dairy diet
A large group of dairy farmers attended a CAFRE short course on the farm of John and Simon Best, Poyntzpass....
Beef
Cut silage yields super, but quality dropping
While this year’s silage harvest is ahead of schedule, a lot of grass has headed out and quality is now...
