Declan Collins

dcollins@farmersjournal.ie

Time to rebuild silage stocks

With silage reserves at an all time low, Declan Collins looks at how farmers can set up their paddocks for a quality second cut.

GRASS & FEEDING 29 May 2024

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Time to get on top of grass quality

Time to get on top of grass quality

GRASS & FEEDING 22 May 2024

Growth burst has finally arrived

Growth burst has finally arrived

GRASS & FEEDING 15 May 2024

Growth rates predicted to rise this week

Growth rates predicted to rise this week

Growth rates predicted to rise this week

GRASS & FEEDING 8 May 2024

Growth rates still lag behind as grass could become tight on farms

Growth rates still lag behind as grass could become tight on farms

Growth rates still lag behind as grass could become tight on farms

GRASS & FEEDING 1 May 2024

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Farmers release the grazing reigns with settled weather

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.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 March 2024

Fear of redamaging ground as farmers enter second rotation

Fear of redamaging ground as farmers enter second rotation

Declan Collins looks at where farmers go from here as they enter second rotation and cows still not out full time.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 March 2024

Farmers heading for crisis point with silage stocks

Farmers heading for crisis point with silage stocks

Declan Collins looks at the weather for the coming week and how farmers can stretch out silage stocks.

L2 20 March 2024

Farmers on the edge of crisis point with less than a week of silage stocks left

Farmers on the edge of crisis point with less than a week of silage stocks left

Declan Collins looks at grazing around the country as silage stocks are depleting and still no sign of a weather boost.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 March 2024

What to consider for reseeding this spring

What to consider for reseeding this spring

Declan Collins looks at how farmers can get a successful reseeding plan in place this spring.

RESEEDING 20 March 2024

No let up in the weather forecast this week

No let up in the weather forecast this week

Declan Collins reels in on the weather woes this week, with a worry among farmers as silage stocks tighten and the bad weather continues.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 March 2024

First grazed paddocks slow bouncing back

First grazed paddocks slow bouncing back

Declan Collins explains the importance of getting nitrogen out on paddocks to ensure enough grass in April.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 March 2024

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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