Assessing Silage Stocks
With concerns over having sufficient levels of silage stocks available for the winter, quality over quantity is the best advice when it comes to...
Don’t let your reseeding plans pass you by this autumn
With ground conditions finally favourable and excellent grass growth levels, now is an ideal time to take the opportunity to reseed. The...
Autumn Reseeding – Time to catch up
With grass a key ingredient on livestock farms, reseeding is the most important factor for overall farm profitability as replacing old or...
GroQuik key to increasing herbage output
Increased stocking rates particularly on dairy farms has meant that herbage output is more critical now than ever before. The recent Teagasc...
Making quality silage in Co. Tipperary
One of the biggest challenges facing Irish farmers is being able to feed stock in a way that will give the biggest return on investment. As a...
Reseeding – Deciding which approach works best
Reseeding is an expensive investment which can deliver excellent returns. When we decide to reseed a field, it is natural to want to get something...
Silage Preservation: Time to get serious about quality
Grass silage is expensive to produce and when a land charge is factored in, first cut silage is now costing in the region of €300 per acre to grow...
Don’t put off reseeding plan preparations
Now is an appropriate time to put a plan in place and identify fields that should be targeted for reseeding. Grass is the cheapest way to feed...
Feeding forage brassicas this winter
As the days get shorter and grass growth comes to a stop, our attention now turns to forage supply for the coming winter months. With unpredictable...
The Straw Dilemma- What are my options?
It is safe to say that 2018 will go down as one of the most challenging years for farmers across the country. Thankfully, we have reached a point...
How to optimise your maize silage
Maize silage offers both dairy and beef farmers an opportunity to increase animal performance from home grown forage. Milking cows that are...
Improving your forage production
2018 is proving to be a challenging year for highly stocked farms across the country with many farmers expressing fodder concerns already. In order...