Silage

Farmer Writes: overindulging on looking back on the past

It’s not a good way to be, but I suspect most people who are prone to bouts of depression are similar.

FARMER WRITES 30 December 2025

Farmer Writes: overindulging on looking back on the past

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Farmer Writes: calving is set to start

Farmer Writes: calving is set to start

FARMER WRITES 30 December 2025

Sheep management: ewe condition, drafting lambs and sheep census returns

Sheep management: ewe condition, drafting lambs and sheep census returns

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

Opinion: Why are some technologies readily adopted and not others?

VIEWPOINTS 23 December 2025

Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep

Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep

Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep

NEWS 15 December 2025

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Farmer Writes: system out of sync with TB

Farmer Writes: system out of sync with TB

The breeding bull sales are gone for this year anyway, and maybe next year too depending on how it plays out, writes Padraig Callanan.

FARMER WRITES 19 November 2025

Beef Management: condition scoring cows, lice control and withdrawal periods.

Beef Management: condition scoring cows, lice control and withdrawal periods.

Martin Merrick discusses condition scoring spring calving cows and feeding accordingly, lice control this winter and withdrawal periods on animal medicines.

MANAGEMENT 19 November 2025

Farmer Writes: a poke around someone else's farmyard

Farmer Writes: a poke around someone else's farmyard

But a dairy farmer in what passes for his workshop is like me in the lingerie section in Marks and Spencer – we’re both quickly passing through and very uncomfortable about the whole experience.

FARMER WRITES 19 November 2025

Watch out for mycotoxin issues this winter

Watch out for mycotoxin issues this winter

The main source of mycotoxins in NI agriculture is grass silage. David Wright reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 November 2025

Farmer Writes: winter arrives as cold snap moves in

Farmer Writes: winter arrives as cold snap moves in

It’s the season of silage again, and storing the wrap for recycling is always a messy business but my father has devised a foolproof way to stockpile them until next year.

FARMER WRITES 19 November 2025

Autumn calving is nearly complete

Autumn calving is nearly complete

Tyrone dairy farmer Jessica Pollock has a herd split evenly into autumn and spring calving.

FARMER WRITES 19 November 2025

Why knowledge sharing will be key to Irish agroforestry

Why knowledge sharing will be key to Irish agroforestry

Agroforestry combines agricultural activities - crops and pasture - with timber production on the same land. Donal Magner reports.

FORESTRY 19 November 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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