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Dairy Management: grass growth continues to disappoint
Aidan Brennan
Grass growth rates continue to disappoint, leading to increased fears of a fodder deficit next spring
Dairy Management: grass growth continues to disappoint
Dairy management: Fodder crisis looms unless growth improves
16 September 2024 Management
Dairy management: Fodder crisis looms unless growth improves
After another week passes without a recovery in grass growth, fears over fodder stocks mount on dairy farms writes Aidan Brennan.
Dairy Management: last chance for chemical nitrogen
11 September 2024 Management
Dairy Management: last chance for chemical nitrogen
The closed period for spreading chemical nitrogen starts at the weekend, writes dairy editor Aidan Brennan
Dairy Management: no end in sight to soil moisture problems
With little or no rain in the forecast, farmers in severe soil moisture deficit regions are going to feel the feed pinch for longer.
9 September 2024 Management
Cow tech driving fertility for Legendairy Holsteins
Dairy farmers Dale and Vicki Byers held a farmwalk last week, to demonstrate the role of technology in managing their 150-cow herd.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairy Management: lameness, scanning and whether to milk or cull empties
Wet and muddy roadways further soften hooves, heightening the risk of lameness.
4 September 2024 Management
Dairy management: nobody is happy with grass or weather
Exceptionally wet weather or not enough rain are the problems being experienced on dairy farms now, writes Aidan Brennan.
28 August 2024 Management
Dairy Management: grass deficits bite in south
Aidan Brennan says grass growth will take time to recover in the southern part of the country as soil moisture deficits remain.
26 August 2024 Management
Dairy Management: cash flow, vaccines and nitrates
Aidan Brennan outlines the importance of cash flow forecasts when margins are tight on dairy farms.
21 August 2024 Management
Dairy Management: reminder on nitrogen allowances for 2024
Aidan Brennan goes through the process for working out how much nitrogen there is left to apply for this season.
19 August 2024 Management
Dairy Management: grass growth and robot costs
Aidan Brennan says a very mixed picture is emerging on the grass scene, as some farms are getting too much rain and others not enough.
14 August 2024 Management
Dairy Management: time to wrap up silage
The weather forecast for the coming week is mixed, but it should present good opportunities to get silage cut, writes Aidan Brennan.
12 August 2024 Management