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Tullamore Farm: fodder budget complete as second cut settles in pits
Martin Merrick
With the second cut pit now settled, a fodder budget has been done on Tullamore Farm to assess fodder stock for the winter ahead.
24 July 2024 News
Seven-month winter ‘benchmark’ – minister
The Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue made the comments at the Irish Farmer’s Journal National Suckler and Sheep Open Day.
24 July 2024 Management
Ten tips to address a fodder shortage
With concerns over fodder reserves, Kieran Mailey outlines some options to help meet winter feed requirements on livestock farms.
Minister wants 'quality straw' baled
This is a change from the Minister on the Straw Incorporation Measure which he sought to suspend last week.
24 July 2024 News
As growth rises - so does 'the banner'
Maximising the good growth conditions that are currently there, should be a priority for all, writes Thomas Condon.
24 July 2024 Grass & feeding
Growth kicks forward a gear with warmer weather
Growth has thankfully kicked into a higher gear with the warm, muggy weather and the ample rainfall that we have been receiving.
24 July 2024 Grass & feeding
Dempsey at Large: forward thinking or backtracking?
For the last few years, the straw incorporation scheme worked well from a farmer's point of view.
24 July 2024 Viewpoints
Straw chopping debacle continues
Some oaten and rapeseed straw will do little or nothing for a fodder scarcity next winter.
24 July 2024 Viewpoints
Watch: seven-month winter 'benchmark' going forward – minister
The Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue made the comments at the Irish Farmer’s Journal Suckler and Sheep Open Day.
23 July 2024 News
Minister refuses to reverse straw scheme suspension
The IFA and the IGGG met with the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue in Agriculture House in Dublin this morning to discuss the Straw Incorporation Measure.
23 July 2024 News
€30/t feed rebate for Tirlán milk suppliers
The feed support will apply from 22 July to 8 August 2024 on all GAIN dairy feed delivered during this time.
22 July 2024 News
Tillage farmer views: straw not the solution for fodder shortages
Tillage farmers have been writing to politicians and to the Irish Farmers Journal to share their views on the minister’s treatment of the Straw Incorporation Measure.
22 July 2024 News