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The sun's out for the ploughing!
Martin Merrick
While the sunshine will suit attendees to the ploughing, it won’t suit those looking for rain to push on growth, writes Thomas Condon.
The sun's out for the ploughing!
The Grass Week: last chance saloon for fertiliser application
14 September 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: last chance saloon for fertiliser application
Chemical fertiliser application is closed from Sunday onwards, but there is still time to spread some organic fertilisers.
Race against time to build covers
11 September 2024 Grass & feeding
Race against time to build covers
Lacklustre growth has made building covers nigh on impossible for a lot of farms, writes Thomas Condon.
The Grass Week: poor growth leading to behind-target grass supplies
The sustained poor growth over the past few weeks has been a real pain in the side of farmers, resulting in heavy supplementation having to go in.
10 September 2024 Grass & feeding
No bounce in growth just yet
The rain might have made the place green again, but it didn’t do much to increase growth rates.
4 September 2024 Grass & feeding
Too much rain or too little causing problems
Farmers in the west and north are suffering with too much rain, while those in parts of Munster and Leinster haven't got enough writes Thomas Condon
28 August 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: contrasting conditions from west to east
It has been a tale of two halves this week, with some farmers having to house stock to prevent poaching in the west, while rainfall is still required in the east.
24 August 2024 Grass & feeding
Contrasting conditions only short distances away
Farmers in the northwest are seeing ground conditions become tricky after heavy rain, while moisture stress is still an issue for those further south, write Thomas Condon.
21 August 2024 Grass & feeding
Will it pay to feed meal this autumn?
The economic return from feeding extra concentrate to milking cows this autumn.
21 August 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: farm covers slowly building ahead of autumn
There has been a steady build-up of growth over the last while, with farm covers now sitting at 714kg DM/ha on average.
17 August 2024 Grass & feeding
Dry conditions affecting growth in places
While average growth is being recorded in the mid 50s, there are some farms in a serious deficit owing to moisture stress.
14 August 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: planning on final fertiliser application needed
Nitrogen efficiency for fertiliser spread now as opposed to a month's time will be much higher, while spreading of potash and lime should be on the mind of many.
10 August 2024 Grass & feeding