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How to prepare for wholecrop harvest
Kelsey Daly
Tullamore Farm prepares to harvest wholecrop at the start of August. Kelsey Daly looks at what stage to cut it at, how to store the crop and the need to test it for dry matter and protein.
21 July 2024 Tullamore Farm
Sustainability in focus at the Tullamore Farm Open day
Visitors will see soil test results, biodiversity, clover and combi crop topics covered at the sustainability stand.
21 July 2024 Tullamore Farm
Sustainability Focus Tullamore Farm Open day
Visitors will see soil test results, biodiversity, clover and combi crop topics covered at the sustainability stand.
Clover scoring on Limerick and Tipperary Footprint farms
Kelsey Daly writes that in early July, the Irish Farmer Journal visited Footprint farmers Barry Powell and Martin Crowe to conduct clover scoring across paddocks on their dairy farm.
17 July 2024 Footprint Farmers
Topics discussed at the Footprint Farmers farm walk
This week Kelsey Daly covers the huge turnout at the Waterford Footprint Farmers walk, topics such as Vixeran, slurry, and sustainable measures were prominent throughout the event.
3 July 2024 Footprint Farmers
Five easy steps towards more sustainable farming
Kelsey Daly outlines five simple steps for sustainable farming that farmers can adopt to enhance the sustain-ability of their farms.
30 June 2024 Footprint Farmers
Third grazing for the multispecies sward
The multispecies sward is thriving well on Tullamore Farm with a good yield expected again this year.
29 June 2024 Tullamore Farm
Farmer views: average yields expected and uncertainty ahead for harvest
At the Footprint Farmers walk in Co Waterford, tillage farmers highlighted how the difficult sowing conditions have left them expecting lower yields for this year’s harvest. Kelsey Daly reports.
26 June 2024 News
Sowing multispecies and feeding crops for sustainability
In this article, we catch up with the eight Footprint Farmers working on their farm sustainability. Kelsey Daly reports.
26 June 2024 l2
Nutrient testing of pig slurry crucial
Slurry testing is crucial to determine what nutrients are being taken on to farms.
26 June 2024 News
Anger over grazing rules for cover crops
Rules around grazing cover crops will 'turn farmers off planting' as farmers wonder 'where is the science behind these rules' and who is 'making them up'.
26 June 2024 News
A Wicklow way of arable innovation
Wicklow farmer Nigel Gillis talks to Brendan Dunford about his fascination with trying new approaches to build more resilience into his farming system.
19 June 2024 Footprint Farmers