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Timing of treatment critical to optimum weed control
Darren Carty
The lift in temperatures in the last two weeks has boosted grass growth rates but the growth of weeds has also taken off.
Timing of treatment critical to optimum weed control
The Grass Week: grass growth set to rocket, but so are weeds
11 May 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: grass growth set to rocket, but so are weeds
It seems spring has finally sprung (in May) and growth is now exceeding on-farm demands for many, though the conditions will also favour weed growth.
Soil temperatures and growth set to kick in to gear
8 May 2024 Grass & feeding
Soil temperatures and growth set to kick in to gear
After many months of lacklustre growth and waterlogged ground, the tide seems to have finally turned.
Focus on grass driving performance in Donegal
The mother and son team of Margaret and Jack Stevenson are running a high-performing 500-head ewe flock alongside a 30 head suckler-to-weaning enterprise in Donegal.
8 May 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: magic day yet to happen on many farms
Magic day, when grass growth exceeds demand, has yet to happen for many farmers amid the cooler soil temperatures this year.
4 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.
1 May 2024 Grass & feeding
Growth stubbornly low on grazed ground but no need to panic
Farmers are reporting that ground is slow to bounce back after grazing, though there is no need to hit the panic button just yet.
1 May 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
What fertiliser can I purchase in 2024?
Adam Woods sits down with the Midland Agri Consultants team to talk about nutrient management planning, soil sampling and avoiding penalties with fertiliser purchases in 2024.
24 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Improved conditions allow cattle back out
The past week or so has allowed many drystock farmers back out to grass for the first time since last October.
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
First real period of grazing commences for many
After a long and harsh spring, the settled period of weather may mean the return of stock to grass for many farms.
17 April 2024 Grass & feeding