Grazing system
David Wright on 26 May 2021
Grass – the greatest asset on your farm
David Wright reports from a sustainable beef webinar organised by CAFRE, AFBI, NIMEA, LMC, NBA and the UFU.
John Crowe on 26 May 2021
Grass growth to explode as temperatures rise
John Crowe and Declan Marren discuss difficult grazing conditions and a positive weather forecast, as many aim to save first-cut silage.
Declan Marren on 28 Apr 2021
Grass and grassland management
Declan Marren takes a look at grassland management on Tullamore Farm and how farm manager Shaun Diver keeps on top of things as different times of the year.
Darren Carty on 28 Apr 2021
Getting more from grass in Fermanagh
Next week’s webinar which takes place on the farm of Roy and Marilyn Mayers will discuss how the farm is focusing on improving grassland management to reduce costs and deliver increased productivity.
Darren Carty on 27 Jan 2021
Sheep Management: alternative forages and shearing ewes in Tullamore Farm
Tuesday night's Teagasc sheep conference discussed the topical subject of alternative forages and outlined the manner in which these are managed in New Zealand to improve persistency.
Darren Carty on 27 Jan 2021
Teagasc sheep conference: stick to optimum grazing heights for top performance
At part one of the Teagasc sheep conference, Professor Paul Kenyon said that sheep performance is always maximised, irrespective of the crop, by sticking to optimum grazing management.
Amy Forde on 20 Oct 2020
30 west Kerry farmers to pilot climate change solutions
The farmers are taking part in a €220,000 EU horizon 2020 scheme which will last three years.
Gary Abbott on 30 Sep 2020
Taking the connected approach
Gary Abbott recently visited the Swiftsheath herd near Jenkinstown, Co Kilkenny, to find out why they installed a plug and play feed management system to their diet feeder earlier this year.
Declan Marren on 20 Sep 2020
Thrive open day - Watch: getting to grips with grazing infrastructure
In part four of the Thrive dairy calf-to-beef open day, Declan Marren takes a look at the important role good grassland management plays in successful dairy-beef systems.
Pat O'Toole on 15 Jul 2020
1,500 robots installed on Irish dairy farms
About 70% of the 1,000 dairy robots on farms across the republic are on outdoor systems, most of Northern Ireland robotic milkers are indoors.
Letters to the Editor on 15 Jul 2020
Letter: robotic milking systems
"I can assure you, with time, effort and patience – it works" – James Brennan, Barrowhouse, Co Laois.
Adam Woods on 01 Jul 2020
Teagasc Virtual Beef Week farmer focus
Adam Woods profiles some of the farms that will be involved in the Teagasc Virtual Beef week taking place next week
Contributor on 27 May 2020
NI Sheep Programme: rain provides relief but grass remains scarce
Rain has been welcomed on the programme farms, but grass growth is still well below normal for the time of year. Programme adviser Senan White gives a brief update from the farms.
Darren Carty on 08 Apr 2020
A year for focusing on production from grass
With some concerns around market performance mid-season producers should try and insulate their systems as good as possible and keep costs in check
Kieran Mailey on 18 Mar 2020
Ten steps to setting up a paddock system
For beef farmers thinking about setting up a paddock grazing system for the first time, Kieran Mailey outlines some basic steps to follow.
John Sleigh on 18 Mar 2020
How Andrew achieves an early turnout
Farmers Journal Scotland's John Sleigh speaks to Andrew Gammie about how to achieve successful early turnout.
Kieran Mailey on 04 Mar 2020
BETTER farm NI: to invest in housing or not
Housing space is at capacity on Alastair McNeilly's farm after a period of expanding the suckler herd. Kieran Mailey reports.
Peter Varley on 04 Mar 2020
Watch: new entrant chooses robot to milk his cows
A new entrant to dairy farming from County Monaghan is calving 74 heifers this spring and will be milking them with a new Lely Astronaut robot, writes Peter Varley
Darren Carty on 19 Feb 2020
Tailoring feeding levels to ewe nutritional requirements
Programme advisor Senan White says lowland flocks are focused on late pregnancy feeding, while out-wintered hill flocks are planning feeding programmes based on recent scanning results.
Darren Carty on 12 Feb 2020
Increasing output efficiently on hill and upland farms
This week we summarise the farming systems and programme aims of three more participants in the Northern Ireland Sheep Programme