Efficiency
Declan Marren on 15 Apr 2021
Thrive: welcome to the Thrive dairy calf to beef programme update
A welcome message from Thrive programme manager Declan Marren and the Thrive programme stakeholder group.
Peter McCann on 14 Apr 2021
More milk from forage in Tyrone
Efficient use of concentrates has boosted milk yields on the Marshall farm. Peter McCann reports.
Adam Woods on 14 Apr 2021
Breeding management key to success
Keeping focused during the breeding season is key to success.
Derek Robinson on 07 Apr 2021
Farmer Writes: decision made on roadmap for the farm
Derek Robinson’s goals for his farm business have changed, with his children in full-time employment off the farm
Donal Magner on 07 Apr 2021
Full-time external project manager for Project Woodland
Department engages external project manager and systems analyst with sanction being approved for full-time project director.
Contributor on 31 Mar 2021
Paying on milk solids will mean less output
Letter to the Editor: John Martin, Secretary, Holstein NI sets out the arguments against an overhaul of the payment system in NI
Contributor on 31 Mar 2021
Farmer Writes: the herd needs to get better not bigger
Co Antrim dairy farmer Robert McConaghy is focused on improving the efficiency of his herd.
on 30 Mar 2021
Malone Greenline and Redline product range
Malone was founded in the west of Ireland in 1999 and is dedicated to designing and manufacturing innovative and reliable grass harvesting machinery.
Niall Hurson on 16 Mar 2021
Department opens €40m BEEP-S
BEEP-S offers €50 per cow and calf pair weighed for the first 10 pairs and €40 per pair thereafter up to a maximum of 100 pairs.
Amy Forde on 12 Mar 2021
Calls for BEEP-S to open immediately
Minister McConalogue said in February that BEEP-S would open in the coming weeks.
Kieran Mailey on 10 Mar 2021
Focus on efficiency lifts GM/ha by 67% in Northern Ireland
As the BETTER Farm NI programme reaches its conclusion, Kieran Mailey outlines what it delivered for the farmers involved
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 10 Mar 2021
Doosan launches ‘transparent bucket’ for loaders
Doosan has launched what it claims is the industry’s first loader ‘transparent bucket’ system, allowing the loader driver to see blind spots in front of the bucket on a monitor in the cab.
Kieran Mailey on 03 Mar 2021
BETTER farm NI: gross margin rise of £401/ha during programme
As the BETTER farm NI programme draws to a close, gross margin has increased by £401/ha across all farms since 2016.
Contributor on 17 Feb 2021
Profit drive in pigs means investment
Emer McCrum, Teagasc Ballyhaise, looks at the issues around reinvestment on pig farms.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 17 Feb 2021
Big trailed spreader with big accuracy in Kildare
Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Kildare to catch up with tillage farmer Graham Sixsmith to get his views on a trailed Rauch Axent 100.1, 10t fertiliser spreader, two years after taking delivery.
Barry Cassidy on 05 Feb 2021
Calls for Minister to open third BEEP Scheme
INHFA president Colm O’Donnell has pointed out that suckler cows with calves born since 1 July 2020 were ready for weaning and farmers need details on a new scheme.
Contributor on 03 Feb 2021
Using fertilisers efficiently
Mark Plunkett, president of Fertilizer Association of Ireland, gives an insight into what readers can expect from this week's Focus on fertilisers.
Contributor on 03 Feb 2021
Maximising all nutrients on the farm
Dr William Burchill from Teagasc outlines how farmers can get the best out of all nitrogen sources on the farm.
Peter McCann on 03 Feb 2021
Bar to be raised to get new BPS
Soil sampling and greenhouse gas auditing has been proposed as requirements for the basic resilience payment in NI.
Lorcan Allen on 29 Jan 2021
New Zealand dairy farming almost 40% more carbon-efficient than in Ireland
New study shows New Zealand dairy farming is by far the most carbon-efficient in the world and almost 40% more carbon efficient than Irish milk production.