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AFBI shows how to increase sward diversity on a sustainable basis
Moving from a pastoral farming system that is more sustainable, in terms of sward diversity, will not be a straightforward...
Grass
Moving from a pastoral farming system that is more sustainable, in terms of sward diversity, will not be a straightforward...
Opinion
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) is shaping up to be the ‘ominous threat’ that could wipe out winter cereal production...
Grass
Farmers who leave a grass stubble height of between 6 and 8 cm could find it an important approach to...
Sheep News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has hit out at the 2023 Fodder Support Scheme, claiming that many sheep farmers have...
Grass
Forage expert Dr. Dave Davies is posing the fundamental question to farmers – have you met your silage-making targets for...
Grass
Forage specialist Dr. Dave Davies spoke at the first of the 2022, Alltech-hosted ‘Making Silage Sense’ webinar series. The Wales-based...
Agri-Business
Gardaí have launched an investigation following the reported theft of grass seed, to sow more than 200ac worth €16,000 in...
Environment
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has indicated that there are no plans to extend the deadline for...
Grass
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to extend the date by which silage must...
Agri-Business
Macra na Feirme has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to extend the closing date for the cutting...
biodiversity
Hand-drawn maps of Irish peatlands, dating from the early 1800s, are being used to identify agricultural areas that may be...
Beef
A major ‘Teagasc Open Day’ is planned for Tuesday, August 30 at the Teagasc Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co....
Dairy Technical
Grass growth this year on many farms has been challenging, with reduced growth rates during what is usually the highest...
Beef News
The potential to include red clover, in tandem with hybrid ryegrass varieties, within a silage sward has been highlighted by...
N.Ireland
Tollymore and crossgar are two new grass varieties included on the recently released 2022/2023 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists (RGCL)...
Beef
Farmers across the country took advantage of the hot, dry weather over the past two weeks by opting to secure...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth on many farms in recent days has been sluggish at best, while farms that have gotten rain are...
Dairy
James Bourke and his father Seamus looked at future-proofing their Co. Cork farm, before issues in relation to the storing...