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Five tips to keep on top of grass quality in May
Kieran Mailey
Grass growth is increasing and will exceed demand during May. Outlined are five tips to keep on top of grass quality over the coming weeks.
1 May 2024 Grass & feeding
Growth stubbornly low on grazed ground but no need to panic
Farmers are reporting that ground is slow to bounce back after grazing, though there is no need to hit the panic button just yet.
27 April 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: heavy covers causing headaches while others struggle for supply
Delayed turn-out has caused for some heavy covers to hit production on farms and what to do with these will depend on individual farms.
Home Farm: drying out at last
Every fine day is making a huge difference to ground conditions.
24 April 2024 Viewpoints
Five tips to get spring grazing back on track
Settled weather in the week ahead will create opportunities for grazing on drier land. Outlined are some tips to get spring grazing back on track.
20 April 2024 Management
Getting back on track in Kilkenny
Aidan Brennan reports from the Teagasc farm walk on the Bowden farm in Co Kilkenny, where weather issues dominated discussion.
17 April 2024 Grass & feeding
First real period of grazing commences for many
After a long and harsh spring, the settled period of weather may mean the return of stock to grass for many farms.
17 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Normality to grazing regime begins
With a more settled forecast on the horizon, it seems normality is beginning to return for grazing 2024.
17 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Dairy management: ground remains very tender
More rain over the weekend has reversed some of the improvement in ground conditions experienced towards the end of last week, writes Aidan Brennan.
15 April 2024 Management
The Grass Week: first-cut silage essential to build fodder reserves
While a lot of farmers are still feeding silage, attention on first cut ground needs to take a major focus in the coming weeks in order to replenish depleted reserves of fodder.
13 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Skipping grazing silage ground and splitting fertiliser applications
With it now being mid-April and ground conditions still poor, there is a small amount of optimism building around an improved forecast over the weekend.
10 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Met Éireann warns of more intense rainfall events in future
Met Éireann climatologist Paul Moore said adapting to Ireland’s changing climate is going to be a big issue into the future.
10 April 2024 News