Feeding
John Crowe on 23 Oct 2021
The Grass Week: keeping up with the autumn rotation planner
With just over a week to go to the end of October, it’s time to assess whether you are on target to get 70% of the farm closed, writes John Crowe.
John Crowe on 20 Oct 2021
Grass+Dairy: hitting autumn grazing targets
John Crowe discusses hitting autumn grazing targets and setting up the farm for next spring.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 13 Oct 2021
Compact Manitou fits the bill for Meath farmer
Peter Thomas Keaveney gets Meath dairy farmer Shane Thynee’s thoughts on the Manitou 1650R skid steer loader.
Gary Abbott on 13 Oct 2021
Weidemann 3080T ticks all the boxes for Wicklow dairy farmer
Gary Abbott travelled to meet Wicklow dairy farmer Ben Hamilton, to find out why the Weidemann 3080T was his machine of choice and how it has performed some time on.
Adam Woods on 13 Oct 2021
Tullamore Farm: battle of the bull breeds
Adam Woods takes a look at the 2020 bull performance on Tullamore Farm and how it compares with other years.
Andy Doyle on 13 Oct 2021
Aphids – understand the basics to help BYDV control decisions
The risk of BYDV infection may be higher than normal this year due to the mild conditions and rapid crop emergence.
Declan Marren on 13 Oct 2021
Grass+Beef: a week of dry weather delays housing
Where thoughts of housing were very close last week, the dry conditions over the past seven days have allowed farmers to keep stock at grass.
John Egerton on 13 Oct 2021
Farmer Writes: weighing up the size of my sucklers
The aim on John Egerton's farm is to have cows around 600kg-650kg at weaning.
Kieran Mailey on 13 Oct 2021
Comparing sale options for cull cows
For suckler farmers offloading cull cows, completing a simple budget will give a solid indication of which market will return the best price.
Gary Abbott on 06 Oct 2021
Bale shears: options on the Irish market
Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott take a look at the various bale shears options available to Irish farmers.
Kieran Mailey on 06 Oct 2021
Is a silage-only diet for store cattle an option this winter?
With rising feed costs, is there potential to offer store cattle a silage-only diet?
Aidan Brennan on 06 Oct 2021
Feeding dairy replacements this winter
Regular weighing of dairy heifer weanlings is critical to ensure that meal is targeted to those that need it the most, writes Aidan Brennan.
Declan Marren on 06 Oct 2021
Making the most of the feed on your farm
Winter performance does not have to be purchased in a bag- there is plenty of potential sitting on-farm already.
Declan Marren on 06 Oct 2021
Thrive: is it time to house some finishing stock?
Liveweight gains at grass have nosedived over the last fortnight on the Thrive demo farm, which is making us question whether finishing stock should be housed.
Gary Abbott on 29 Sep 2021
Diet feeders – maintain before you mix
Gary Abbott timely advice on servicing and checking over a diet feeder before winter feeding starts.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 29 Sep 2021
Watch: automation key in Wexford dairy farm's success
Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to meet Wexford dairy farmer Ivan Allen to take a look at Ireland's first Trioliet automatic feeding system and Teagle Tomahawk C12 bale and grain processor.
John Crowe on 22 Sep 2021
Grass+: higher than normal growth persists
John Crowe and Declan Marren discuss continuing strong growth rates and the roll for slurry this autumn
Aidan Brennan on 22 Sep 2021
Up in knots over nitrogen bands
Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the submissions and commentary relating to organic nitrogen banding proposals in the Nitrates Action Programme.
Declan Marren on 22 Sep 2021
Thrive: maintaining performance in dairy-beef calves this autumn
Performance at grass can often be quite poor over the last few weeks at grass in autumn. Declan Marren looks at some steps to take to maintain liveweight gain in the runup to housing.
Stephen Robb on 15 Sep 2021
Smart interconnected feeding systems from Alltech
Data and interconnectivity is key for Alltech, which is currently launching a suite of technologies and upgrades to the market this year.