Grazing
Aidan Brennan on 03 Mar 2021
Catching up on grazing in Cavan
Aidan Brennan travels to Co Cavan to see how the spring is progressing on the Brennan farm.
Adam Woods on 03 Mar 2021
Beef Management: calving issues and weighing time
Adam Woods takes a look at some calving issues cropping up and how weighing can help you achieve better performance from stock.
Aidan Brennan on 03 Mar 2021
Dairy Management: fertiliser, grazing and cow health
Aidan Brennan looks at how much nitrogen to spread, what fields to graze next and has pointers for keeping animals healthy.
Peter McCann on 03 Mar 2021
Spring calving progresses in Monaghan
The calving season is entering the final stretch on Frank Goodman’s farm. Peter McCann reports
Declan Marren on 03 Mar 2021
Grass+ Beef: turnout commences with lighter cattle
A dry week has seen many farms let out at least some stock with small batches of weanlngs or replacement heifers the first to hit grass in most instances.
on 03 Mar 2021
Grass+ Dairy: spring into action
John Crowe and Declan Marren discuss what has been a great week for getting stock out to grass
Peter McCann on 02 Mar 2021
Virtual Dairylink farm walk next week
Ballymena dairy farmer James King is hosting a virtual farm walk on Wednesday 10 March.
Aidan Brennan on 01 Mar 2021
Dairy Management: how much nitrogen to spread?
The weather forecast for the week ahead is for dry and settled weather. This is the ideal time for spreading nitrogen, writes Aidan Brennan.
Photo Desk on 28 Feb 2021
This week in photos: farmland flooded, calving and grading potatoes
Our top photos from the past week include flooded farmland in parts, cleanings being removed from a cow in Wicklow, grading potatoes in Louth, triplet calves in Mayo and ploughing in Tipperary.
Kieran Mailey on 27 Feb 2021
Beef Management: five tips for spring fertiliser applications
With settled weather in the week ahead, there will be an opportunity to get fertiliser applied to grazing swards. Follow these five tips to get the most from spring fertiliser.
Amy Forde on 26 Feb 2021
Weekend weather: dry and calm weather in store
After the cold and wet weather over the last number of weeks, there are dry and calm days ahead.
Amy Forde on 24 Feb 2021
Spring deluge sees over two inches of rain in 24 hours
Parts of Munster received torrential downpours and the rest of the country received heavy rain on Tuesday, with land flooded and rivers bursting their banks in parts.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 24 Feb 2021
Zero-grazing machines: options for Irish farmers
Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott take a look at which manufacturers currently offer zero-grazing machines on the Irish market.
Matt Dempsey on 24 Feb 2021
Home Farm: heavy rain leaves land soft again
We had to postpone the slurry and the early grazing because of heavy rain that left the land soft everywhere again.
Niall Hurson on 24 Feb 2021
Co-op warns against cows grazing sprayed off grass
The new advice comes despite evidence that grassland can be grazed five days after herbicide application.
on 24 Feb 2021
Grass+: rain set to ease off in the coming days
John Crowe and Declan Marren discuss grazing conditions after another wet week
Amy Forde on 24 Feb 2021
Farmer views: land is saturated, conditions are very bad
Amy Forde speaks to Cork farmers on the impact of Tuesday’s heavy rain on their spring plans.
Aidan Brennan on 22 Feb 2021
Dairy management: a return to rain
The forecast is for very heavy rain over most of the country starting from Monday night.
Declan Marren on 20 Feb 2021
Thrive weekly roundup: winter performance check and calf arrival
Strong winter performance on the Thrive demo farm has set the farm up for a positive grazing season, while the countdown is on to calf arrival on the programme farms.
Barry Cassidy on 19 Feb 2021
Weekend weather: mild but wet conditions ahead
Temperatures will reach into the low teens this weekend, but there are plenty of showers forecast too.