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Dairy
Dairy management: keeping pre-grazing yields at the right level
Aidan Brennan
April can often be a difficult month to manage grass, but the risk this April is keeping quality right, writes Aidan Brennan.
7 April 2025 Management
Dairy Management: high grass growth poses a risk
With grass growth rates exceeding demand, the risk of too much surplus is real, writes Aidan Brennan.
12 March 2025 Sucklers
Suckler farming for fat in Shetland
Adam Woods reports from this year’s British Cattle Breeders conference, where Shetlands' suckler farmer Jamie Leslie discussed his herd of 90 Aberdeen Angus suckler cows.
Questions and answers on fertiliser for dairy farms
Aidan Brennan goes through some frequently asked questions on nitrogen fertiliser applications on dairy farms
19 February 2025 Fertilizers
Top grass tips for drystock farms in 2025
Adam Woods has some tips and advice for for grassland management on drystock farms.
19 February 2025 Fertilizers
Grazing guide part one: the dos and don'ts
With grass so valuable on beef farms, it is worth keeping some essential grassland management rules in mind for the crucial spring season.
17 February 2025 Grass & feeding
Bonus for farmers in the fields
Superb grazing conditions need to be taken advantage of by farmers before the weather changes writes Aidan Brennan
12 February 2025 Grass & feeding
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
Farmer Writes: disappointing empty rates
It seems to have been an extra hard year on heifers as I hear empty rates are a lot higher than normal on most farms, writes Padraig Callanan.
11 December 2024 Farmer Writes