Dairy - Grass and Feeding
Dairy Cattle - Grass and Feeding
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Dairy Cattle - Grass and Feeding
With calving in full swing on winter milk farms, Aidan Brennan looks at some practical ways farmers can reduce the workload.
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While grazing conditions are okay for the most part, a lack of grass is a bigger headache to many, writes Thomas Condon.
Remedial action is necessary to ensure that opening grass covers next spring are not compromised.
Farms will now be on their last rotation of grazing, signalling the end of a difficult 2024 grass-wise.
Aidan Brennan chats with two members of the Future Vision group looking to enter the sector.
While average growth rates are sitting at 44kg DM/ha, there are some farms in a moisture deficit recording growth in the 20s, write Thomas Condon.
Dara and Beatrice Killeen are milking 150 cows in Eyrecourt Co. Galway and is a former winner of the FBD Young Farmer of the Year
There is just a week left to get slurry spread, otherwise it will have to be held over until January or February 2025.
While the sunshine will suit attendees to the ploughing, it won’t suit those looking for rain to push on growth, writes Thomas Condon.
Chemical fertiliser application is closed from Sunday onwards, but there is still time to spread some organic fertilisers.
