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The Grass Week: magic day yet to happen on many farms
Martin Merrick
Magic day, when grass growth exceeds demand, has yet to happen for many farmers amid the cooler soil temperatures this year.
The Grass Week: magic day yet to happen on many farms
Know the fertiliser N and P limits for grassland
1 May 2024 Grass & feeding
Know the fertiliser N and P limits for grassland
The introduction of the fertiliser database has put a greater focus on determining fertiliser allowances with potential penalties liable if limits are exceeded.
Growth rates still lag behind as grass could become tight on farms
1 May 2024 Grass & feeding
Growth rates still lag behind as grass could become tight on farms
Declan Collins looks at the grass stats for this week as growth rates are back 20% this year compared to the five year average.
Grass growth ready to take off
Colder weather over the last week has dampened grass growth rates, but this will change over the coming week writes Aidan Brennan.
29 April 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: heavy covers causing headaches while others struggle for supply
Delayed turn-out has caused for some heavy covers to hit production on farms and what to do with these will depend on individual farms.
27 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Farmers release the grazing reigns with settled weather
Declan Collins has a look at important measures to take this week to ensure quality grass in the cows' diet.
24 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Clover week 2024: top tips for getting clover to work
Aidan Brennan outlines some of the top tips when trying to get clover established in permanent grassland.
24 April 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week : drier conditions set to allow field work and grazing to resume
After a tough spring and a list of field jobs for farmers to complete, the week ahead seems to be giving the opportunity for this work to be caught up on weather-wise.
20 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Getting back on track in Kilkenny
Aidan Brennan reports from the Teagasc farm walk on the Bowden farm in Co Kilkenny, where weather issues dominated discussion.
17 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Normality to grazing regime begins
With a more settled forecast on the horizon, it seems normality is beginning to return for grazing 2024.
17 April 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: first-cut silage essential to build fodder reserves
While a lot of farmers are still feeding silage, attention on first cut ground needs to take a major focus in the coming weeks in order to replenish depleted reserves of fodder.
13 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Weather issues dominate clover walk
Thomas Condon attended the Teagasc clover farm walk in Moorepark where weather issues dominated the discussion.
10 April 2024 Grass & feeding