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Autumn Grassland Management
The aim of building grass over the coming weeks is to ensure a bank of grass is available in the autumn when growth rates start to decline. It is...
Setting the farm up for spring 2022
Although spring 2022 seems a distance away, it is important to focus on setting up your farm to enable early grazing next spring. There will be...
Supplementing heifers at grass this autumn
Much focus since February has been centered on ensuring calves are healthy, achieving high levels of performance, and hitting target weights. With...
Autumn Reseeding: Sowing date effecting spring grass availability
Due to the inclement weather conditions across many regions in May and dry conditions in June, spring reseeding plans in some cases were postponed....
Milk Shack innovators find success with Tipperary Grass 4A
Located in Dromiskin, Co. Louth, Tomas and Aaron Smyth run a grass based dairy farm of 180 Friesian cows, spanning 200 acres. The herd is split...
Dealing with soil moisture deficits
There is huge variation in growth rates across the country at present. According to PastureBase Ireland data, average growth rates over the past...
High quality feed: The key to nutritional success
Over the past number of months, a key focus on farm has been centred around having high quality feed available to cows at all times. As grass growth...
Finishing cattle at grass – weighing up your options
Over the next few months (mid-June to late October), a substantial number of beef cattle will be slaughtered off grass. When cattle are housed for...
Key considerations for silage harvesting
Silage harvesting is a major cost on Irish farms, therefore it is most important that the desired level of quality is achieved. Dry Matter...
Reseeding: Meath farmer benefits from higher inclusions of tetraploids
Meath farmer, Sean Roche runs a spring calving, 155-dairy herd alongside his two sons, Eamon and Jim. As a new entrant to dairy farming in 2018, the...
The cost of not reseeding this spring
Alongside optimal soil fertility, good grazing infrastructure, and best practise grassland management, reseeding is a critical pillar in maximising...
Managing the freshly calved cow
The consequences of failing to feed a freshly calved cow adequately during the first number of weeks before, and after calving, can be significant...