Grazing
Declan Marren on 23 Oct 2021
Thrive weekly roundup: demo farm update and slaughter performance report
This week's diary-beef roundup looks at the slaughter performance of recently drafted stock from the demo farm, where grazing days are numbered for the finishing stock.
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.
Kieran Mailey on 20 Oct 2021
NI Sheep Programme: Positive start to breeding season
The breeding season is under way for the programme farmers operating in lowland areas. Kieran Mailey reports.
Tommy Moyles on 20 Oct 2021
Farmer Writes: adapting advice to changing times
TB testing is on the horizon on Tommy Moyles' farm and with climate and environmental measures rising on farms he wonders if there’s a changing role for the advisory sector.
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.
Rachel Donovan on 20 Oct 2021
Farmer Writes: days out drinking tea, eating chips and watching nice stock
Karen McCabe is happy to see cattle still out and is busy getting cows and calves weighed for BEEP-S Scheme before 1 November deadline.
Andy Doyle on 18 Oct 2021
Driving towards sustainability in south Western Australia
Sheep are an important part of the cropping business operated by Reece Curwen to help keep life in the land.
Photo Desk on 17 Oct 2021
Watch: this week in photos - Moiled cattle, ploughing, harvesting and protests
Our top farming photos from the past week include ploughing in Co Cork, harvesting maize in Co Wicklow, Moiled cattle grazing on Achill Island and farmers rallying in force at IFA protests.
Declan Marren on 17 Oct 2021
Top tips for grazing forage crops
Grazing forage crops over the winter is a great way to reduce winter feed costs on beef farms, where it is suitable to do so.
Kieran Mailey on 16 Oct 2021
Beef management: five tips for finishing out the grazing season
On farms that still have a significant quantity of grass available, Kieran Mailey outlines some tips to make use of these covers.
John Crowe on 16 Oct 2021
The Grass Week: grazing management in challenging conditions
Be prepared for grazing in challenging conditions this autumn, writes John Crowe.
John Crowe on 13 Oct 2021
Limerick dairy farm reducing its carbon footprint by 14%
Gerry and Niall Moloney embrace clover and protected urea to maintain grass growth while reducing their carbon footprint, writes John Crowe.
John Crowe on 13 Oct 2021
Grass+Dairy: growth rates continue to fall
John Crowe discusses hitting target area grazed and grass availability next spring.
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.
Declan Marren on 13 Oct 2021
Thrive: autumn farm walks in Kerry and Roscommon
The Thrive Programme will host two farm walks on the 28 and 29 October in Kerry and Roscommon. They will look at winter nutrition and analysing performance at grass this year.
Amy Forde on 10 Oct 2021
Farmers getting higher payments for better habitats in results-based schemes
The idea around results-based payments is simply that higher agricultural payments accrue to higher quality habitats on the ground.
Caoimhe Harney on 09 Oct 2021
Just four farmers received payments under the agroforestry scheme last year
There is an extremely low uptake in the agroforestry grant scheme, despite the widely renowned benefits of the silvopastural grazing method.
John Crowe on 09 Oct 2021
The Grass Week: which paddocks should be closed first
The focus should now be on setting up the farm for next spring, writes John Crowe.
Contributor on 06 Oct 2021
Cows still out and calving to be done
Ballymoney dairy farmer Robert McConaghy reckons 2021 has been his best farming year to date.
The Dealer on 06 Oct 2021
Cosgrave’s farm?
The Dealer spotted that the CEO of the Web Summit, Paddy Cosgrave, has bought a farm.