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Farmer Writes: resilient suckler farmers
Karen McCabe
There’s an enormous amount of resilience in suckler farmers (this could also be termed stubbornness) and year after year we do what we can with what we’ve got.
4 September 2024 Management
Time to complete a fodder budget
Adam Woods takes a look at fodder budgeting and how drystock farmers can complete a simple fodder budget ahead of the winter.
21 August 2024 Viewpoints
Home Farm: Catching up over the weekend
We may also have to accept that we may run out of weather in the autumn and simply be prepared to leave some land until the land dries out in spring.
The Olympics need more farm sports
If beach volleyball can make it to the Olympics, surely there is an argument for including the piking of hay bales or even picking stones.
7 August 2024 Dealer
Feeding cattle at grass and measuring silage pits
Adam Woods takes a look at feeding finishing cattle at grass and completing a fodder budget on a beef farm.
31 July 2024 Management
The Home Farm: rain on hay
Last week was forecast to get better and better so we took the plunge and cut all the grass intended for hay on Friday.
17 July 2024 Viewpoints
Cutting out inputs on Ballykelly beef farm
Jonathan Blair has cut fertiliser and meal out of his farming system. Peter McCann reports.
10 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Average of €2,000 to be paid under fodder scheme
A transport support of €30/bale was available to farmers who bought silage from over 75km away, after 1 April this year.
19 June 2024 News
Bales of hay stolen in Clare
It is understood that six round bales of hay were stolen.
10 May 2024 News
Farmer Writes: spending extra time with calves
There’s a lot to be said for a cow who does her job by the book, and one of those calved recently.
8 May 2024 Farmer Writes
Recalling the disastrous weather crisis of 1924-25
The Manchester Guardian claimed that around 750,000 people were under threat of severe hunger or famine.
24 April 2024 Feature