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Northern Ireland
Spring gives a boost to prices for grass cattle
Kieran Mailey
Ground conditions and grass growth have improved in recent weeks, boosting buying demand for stores suited to grazing.
15 May 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: breeding season in full swing in Laois
The two paddocks the calves were on are closed for bales, as we have found before that the cows don’t like grazing them after the calves.
15 May 2024 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Beef: cautious optimism as growth figures rise
Growth rose last week amid warmer weather, but it is still well behind where it should normally be.
Growth burst has finally arrived
Declan Collins has a look at what farmers should be doing to control grass quality with high growth rates.
15 May 2024 Grass & feeding
Keep on top of fly control in heifers and dry cows
Warmer temperatures means fly activity is on the increase, putting heifers and dry autumn-calving cows at greater risk of summer mastitis.
14 May 2024 Management
Bord Bia hosts 54 international chefs on beef and lamb tour
Bord Bia will host 54 international chefs and 10 journalists for a three-day event to showcase Irish grass-fed beef and lamb. The chefs will meet beef farmers and visit farms around the country.
13 May 2024 News
Dairy management: grass growth rates slower than expected
According to Teagasc, a high proportion of farms are very tight for grass as we approach mid-May, writes Aidan Brennan.
13 May 2024 Management
Watch: this week in photos - farmers get on with fieldwork
Our top farming photos from the past week include farmers planting potatoes, feeding and moving stock, sowing grass seed, applying lime, spreading urea, some mart action and more.
12 May 2024 News
Forage and fertility in focus at UGS spring dairy meeting
The Beattie family gave an overview of their 180 cow herd when hosting the Ulster Grassland Society's spring dairy meeting last week. Kieran Mailey reports.
8 May 2024 Northern Ireland
From feeding silage to making silage in the space of a week
Now is the time to analyse the grass situation and plan ahead - that was the main message from Teagasc dairy specialist in Ballyhaise, James Dunne, at a Teagasc signpost farm walk in Offaly.
8 May 2024 News
Grazing infrastructure has paid off this spring
Turnout was delayed, but cows are now out full-time, writes Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock.
8 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Growth rates predicted to rise this week
With growth rates predicted to rise, Declan Collins looks at what farmers should do in the coming week.
8 May 2024 Grass & feeding