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Cows scanned and lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm

Martin Merrick

The mature cows have been scanned and 107 lambs were drafted to slaughter this week by Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver.

Cows scanned and lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm

Tillage

Wet ground preventing early planting of winter crops

Tillage

Harvesting wraps up in beautiful weather

Farm Programmes

'Amazing what can grow without any chemical inputs'

Tillage

Good weather starts to bring harvest to a close

VIDEOS

FOOTPRINT FARMERS

Emma Hart

'Amazing what can grow without any chemical inputs'

Evidence is mounting that multispecies swards can effectively reduce farm inputs, enhance farm sustainability and improve animal performance, writes Emma Hart.

Emma Hart

Monumental efforts to sustain Roscommon’s farming legacy

Though Rathcroghan’s archaeology may be of global significance, for Gerard Healy and his family, this legacy has proven somewhat of a mixed blessing, writes Brendan Dunford.

Emma Hart

Harnessing the power of our hedgerows

There is a huge opportunity to capitalise on the climate and biodiversity potential of the already existing hedgerow network in Ireland, writes Emma Hart.

Emma Hart

Open minds and open landscapes in Mayo

Farming here in Connemara is clearly not a very lucrative business. But for Colm Gavin, it’s much, much more than that: a way of life, a culture, a heritage, an identity, writes Brendan Dunford.

FROM THE TRAMLINES

Conor Kehoe

Wet ground preventing early planting of winter crops

This week, Conor Kehoe chats to farmers in Carlow, Dublin, and Tipperary, where focus is turning to autumn planting.

Conor Kehoe

Harvesting wraps up in beautiful weather

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Down and Galway as harvesting winds down for another year.

NEWFORD FARM

Darren Carty

Newford update: grass growth recovering following rain

Grass growth rates had fallen to just 18kg DM/ha to 30kg DM/ha, leading to grass reserves becoming quickly depleted and silage being briefly fed to cows to bridge the gap.

Darren Carty

Newford Farm update: first-cut silage collected in excellent condition

The silage ground, which was grazed before closing, yielded about 10 bales per acre.

NI SHEEP PROGRAMME

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TULLAMORE FARM

Martin Merrick

Cows scanned and lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm

The mature cows have been scanned and 107 lambs were drafted to slaughter this week by Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver.

SPONSORED

Cows scanned and lambs drafted on Tullamore Farm

The mature cows have been scanned and 107 lambs were drafted to slaughter this week by Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver.

SPONSORED

Recovery in lamb slaughter performance on Tullamore Farm

The latest batch of 34 lambs drafted on Thursday 24 August killed out at 45.5% compared with 43% for the last batch drafted on 27 July.

SPONSORED

Tullamore Farm kicks into cruise control

With the forage secured and breeding of the cows well finished by now, Tullamore Farm is kicking into a lower gear.

SPONSORED

Tullamore Farm: last of silage harvested in tricky conditions

Second-cut silage has been pitted this week, signifying the end of the fodder campaign for 2023

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