Maize silage

Spring has finally sprung on Tullamore Farm

It has been a challenging year with the last 30 cows and their calves turned outdoors this week coinciding with the start of the breeding season

TULLAMORE FARM 22 April 2026

Spring has finally sprung on Tullamore Farm

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Is maize and beet necessary on dairy farms?

Is maize and beet necessary on dairy farms?

SPRING CROP OPTIONS 18 March 2026

Farmer Writes: no turnout for at least another six weeks

Farmer Writes: no turnout for at least another six weeks

FARMER WRITES 17 March 2026

Roadstone’s high-tech €50m AD plans

Roadstone’s high-tech €50m AD plans

Roadstone’s high-tech €50m AD plans

NEWS 21 January 2026

Cows are starting to run out of clean grazing

Cows are starting to run out of clean grazing

Cows are starting to run out of clean grazing

FARMER WRITES 15 October 2025

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Watch: biomethane on the M7 – Evergreen’s new AD plant

Watch: biomethane on the M7 – Evergreen’s new AD plant

Stephen Robb visited Evergreen Agricultural Enterprises’ biomethane plant, currently under construction near the M7 motorway in Kildare.

RENEWABLES 1 January 1970

Does my silage need to have an additive applied?

Does my silage need to have an additive applied?

Dave Davies, a silage expert from the UK, recently gave advice to farmers at a Kepak open day on making top-quality silage and using silage additives.

GRASS & FEEDING 1 January 1970

Feeding 5,000 cattle on Meath finishing unit

Feeding 5,000 cattle on Meath finishing unit

Teagasc hosted a farm walk last week at Teagasc, Grange and Kepak’s finishing unit in Clonee. Adam Woods writes.

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 January 1970

Watch: inside the 5,000-head Kepak finishing farm

Watch: inside the 5,000-head Kepak finishing farm

Adam Woods reports from a visit to the Kepak finishing farm this week.

MARKETS 1 January 1970

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