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Factors aligning for increased reseeding
Declan O’Brien
It is estimated that the total area of grassland reseeded last year was back by 10-15% on normal levels.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Pros and cons in Zero N red clover project
David Wright reports from an AgriSearch online event on red clover silage.
11 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: talking all things clover
James Strain recently attended Goldcrop’s launch of new white clover verities. This prompted him to think about the use of red clover on his own farm.
Sun's out, cows out in south Cork
Aidan Brennan visits the Bernard family farm in Cork where Jerome and John Bernard are milking 220 cows.
5 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Unprotected urea ban from 2026 and new calf excretion rates
New measures to be introduced following review of the nitrates action programme.
28 February 2025 News
Clover safe spray on NI market this spring
David Wright reports from a launch event for the clover-safe spray, ProClova
19 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Farmers and boards fable debunked
The latest Kerry Group share spinout is worth €1.1 billion to Kerry-based shareholders and over €400m across the rest of Munster.
12 February 2025 Dealer
Companion forages can lift net profit by upwards of €100/ha
The inclusion of red or white clover in perennial rye grass swards and also chicory can offer an opportunity to improve production efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
12 February 2025 Grass & feeding
Henderson wins UGS grassland competition
Kilkeel beef and sheep farm, James Henderson, has won the Ulster Grassland Society's grassland farmer of the year award.
22 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Meet the finalists in the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards
Declan Collins and Aidan Brennan profile three more farmers in the 2024 Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards.
8 January 2025 Grass & feeding
Evaluating finishing options for organic lambs
Teagasc have commenced studies which aim to establish finishing blueprints for lowland and hill lambs and help stem the leakage of 70% of lambs in to conventional systems.
1 January 2025 Grass & feeding
Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year finalists
Aidan Brennan profiles the first two finalists in the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards for 2024.
28 December 2024 Grass & feeding