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My Farming Week: Diarmuid Burn, Moneygold, Grange, Co Sligo
Grace Hoare
Diarmuid runs a dry stock farm and has his own business in Mount Temple, Moneygold, Grange, Co Sligo.
24 July 2024 Management
Ten tips to address a fodder shortage
With concerns over fodder reserves, Kieran Mailey outlines some options to help meet winter feed requirements on livestock farms.
24 July 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: concern over protected urea
I have heard a lot of farmers talking about having the same problems with protected urea. But they are not being listened to, writes Padraig Callanan.
Keep safety in mind with fieldwork and autumn calving
As fieldwork increases and autumn calving kicks off, always keep safety in mind when completing jobs.
23 July 2024 Management
Farmer Writes: holding out for hay
We finally got around to baling a few more meadows and adding 30 more bales into our winter stocks, writes Karen McCabe.
17 July 2024 Farmer Writes
Major winter fodder shortfall identified in ICMSA survey
Just over 58% of respondents predicted that they will reduce livestock numbers in light of the fodder situation.
16 July 2024 News
Farmer Writes: grass is finally back on track
The protein dropped to 3.30% when the cows were on silage only and yield was back to 23l, which was inevitable really.
10 July 2024 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: grass is the topic on every farmer's lips
Everyone seems to be under pressure and struggling to keep adequate amounts of grass in front of stock.
7 July 2024 Farmer Writes
Highly stocked farms feeding silage over summer 'may get used to it' - Patton
If farmers want a high stocking rate, they will be feeding silage and they'll have to accept that, Joe Patton from Teagasc has said.
6 July 2024 News
Silage photo competition: see the entries so far
Take a look at some of the entries into our Silage 2024 picture competition where you could win 2t of fertiliser.
5 July 2024 News
Claas unwraps new beefed up combi baler
Claas has taken the wraps of its new Rollant 630 RC Uniwrap combination baler - the new model has been revised from front to back featuring a stronger chassis, improved pickup, wrapping unit and more.
4 July 2024 Farm machinery
Claas updates Disco mower lineup
Claas has added seven new Disco mower models to its offering, including a new Disco 8500 Trend basic butterfly option and a new auger grouping system for its Disco 9300 non-conditioner model.
4 July 2024 Farm machinery