Dairy
Grass growth has taken off, leaving many farms with an abundance of grass, but fertiliser application must be kept up to date.
Grass
Farmers are being encouraged by NFU Mutual to plan ahead to ensure that this upcoming silage season is a safe one.
N.Ireland
Farmers are being urged by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland to prioritise safety as silage season approaches.
Slurry tanks are still full and fertiliser is still in the yard, yet May - when many plan first cut silage - is only seven short weeks away.
Machinery
A week out from the start of spring, farmers will be hoping the housing season will be soon behind...
As grass availability continues to fall, the majority of farmers will be feeding silage whether cows are housed or not.
Beef
Winter housing is now underway in most parts of the country and with this, pits of silage and cuts of bale-silage are being opened and fed out
As we gear up for the end of the final rotation, farmers must test their silage to maximise production in the winter milking herd
The first step to a successful winter milk herd is ensuring that mineral and feed are at optimum levels to produce high quality milk
With second-cut silage secured on a lot of dairy farms, all farmers need to make sure they know what quality the silage in the yard is
The Forage Analysis Assurance (FAA) Group which operates in Ireland and the UK has outlined...
Second cut silage fields are either closed off or getting harvested and a fodder budget should be completed to see if more cuts are needed
After largely positive farming weather conditions since early spring, winter fodder may be far from many farmers’ minds
A novel method of hauling grass and other agricultural commodities has been developed by NI agricultural contractors Hunniford Farms
Rural Life
NFU Mutual is urging farmers to prioritise safety as first-cut silage gets underway across the UK and Ireland.
Getting nutrients out on first-cut silage ground will become a priority on many farms over the...
Agri-Business
This year's first cut silage samples show a huge difference in the quality of silages harvested...
An on-farm meeting organised by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set...
