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Mid-season grass growth under most pressure

Aidan Brennan takes a look at grass growth trends in 2024 and the five and ten year average using data from PastureBase Ireland.

31 December 2024 MANAGEMENT
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Five tips for a mid-winter fodder budget

The end of the year is a good time to update the fodder budget for the farm.

29 December 2024 MANAGEMENT
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Five tips for taking soil samples

For farmers planning to take soil samples in 2025, outlined are a few tips for completing the task.

27 December 2024 MANAGEMENT
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Barenbrug to part ways with AFBI Loughgall

Barenbrug has been the commercial partner for AFBI grass breeding work for over 30 years

23 December 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND

Reducing the risk of listeriosis in silage diets

Listeriosis is a disease affecting cattle fed poorly fermented silage which is prone to mould and heating.

10 December 2024 MANAGEMENT

Weekend weather: wet, windy and frosty

Met Éireann has forecasted this weekend will be wet with the possibility of hail, sleet and temperatures of -2°C.

6 December 2024 NEWS
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Autumn is 'the start' of the grazing season

Not correcting grazing targets in the first rotation in spring can also reduce growth rates by as much as 20%, researcher Dr Áine Murray has said.

4 December 2024 NEWS

Teagasc advises farmers to stick with protected urea

There is no significant difference between grass dry matter yield when comparing CAN with protected urea, according to Teagsac.

30 November 2024 NEWS

The Grass Week: wintry conditions spell end of grazing

Even farmers in the northwest had been getting by with some light grazing up until now, but this week has finally called a halt to grazing for 2024.

23 November 2024
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