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How to prepare for wholecrop harvest
Kelsey Daly
Tullamore Farm prepares to harvest wholecrop at the start of August. Kelsey Daly looks at what stage to cut it at, how to store the crop and the need to test it for dry matter and protein.
How to prepare for wholecrop harvest
Clover scoring on Limerick and Tipperary Footprint farms
17 July 2024 Footprint Farmers
Clover scoring on Limerick and Tipperary Footprint farms
Kelsey Daly writes that in early July, the Irish Farmer Journal visited Footprint farmers Barry Powell and Martin Crowe to conduct clover scoring across paddocks on their dairy farm.
The Creamery reimagined in Co Leitrim
10 July 2024 Footprint Farmers
The Creamery reimagined in Co Leitrim
One multigenerational Leitrim farm family are using their complementary skillsets to create a very special rural enterprise, writes Brendan Dunford.
Topics discussed at the Footprint Farmers farm walk
This week Kelsey Daly covers the huge turnout at the Waterford Footprint Farmers walk, topics such as Vixeran, slurry, and sustainable measures were prominent throughout the event.
3 July 2024 Footprint Farmers
Five easy steps towards more sustainable farming
Kelsey Daly outlines five simple steps for sustainable farming that farmers can adopt to enhance the sustain-ability of their farms.
30 June 2024 Footprint Farmers
Leading on sustainability in Co Limerick
Gearóid Maher’s approach to farming shows how social and environmental sustainability can underpin a profitable dairy enterprise, writes Brendan Dunford.
29 June 2024 Footprint Farmers
Farmers turn out for farm walk in Co Waterford
Over 80 farmers attended the Irish Farmers Journal's Footprint Farmers walk hosted by Pádraig Connery in Clashmore, Co Waterford.
26 June 2024 Footprint Farmers
Farmer views: average yields expected and uncertainty ahead for harvest
At the Footprint Farmers walk in Co Waterford, tillage farmers highlighted how the difficult sowing conditions have left them expecting lower yields for this year’s harvest. Kelsey Daly reports.
26 June 2024 News
Hitting all three pillars of sustainability is important
In this week’s sustainability feature, the focus is on all three pillars of sustainability. We meet farmers making changes on their farms.
26 June 2024 Sustainability
Sowing multispecies and feeding crops for sustainability
In this article, we catch up with the eight Footprint Farmers working on their farm sustainability. Kelsey Daly reports.
26 June 2024 l2
Nutrient testing of pig slurry crucial
Slurry testing is crucial to determine what nutrients are being taken on to farms.
26 June 2024 News
A Wicklow way of arable innovation
Wicklow farmer Nigel Gillis talks to Brendan Dunford about his fascination with trying new approaches to build more resilience into his farming system.
19 June 2024 Footprint Farmers