Reseeding

The east/west divide remains, and while the weather suited those on heavy ground and attendees of the ploughing, rainfall would have been more welcome by many.

There have been few opportunities for field work this summer, writes John Egerton.

Aidan Brennan reports from the recent open day at Teagasc Johnstown Castle where there the results of recent experiments on multispecies was outlined.

The Ballyhaise open day took place on 24 July. The event highlighted the economic value and improved sustain-ability that can be achieved in the dairy sector.

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the options for controlling scutch grass in permanent pasture.

The policy move we still haven’t taken is to separate out biogenic methane (methane generated from livestock) for a separate target. This needs to happen.

Clover-safe sprays such as Clover Max and DB-Plus are back on the market but with limited emergency approval.

Aidan Brennan says reseeding old pastures is one of the best technologies farmers have to improve productivity on farms.