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John Crowe on 25 Sep 2021
The Grass Week: achieving good graze outs on heavy covers
Strip-grazing heavy covers helps to achieve target graze-outs while ensuring there is quality grass for the last rotation, writes John Crowe.
Declan Marren on 24 Sep 2021
Watch: Tullamore Farm prepares for weaning
Meal feeding, forward creep grazing and perfect autumn conditions on Tullamore Farm are all helping maintain performance in the run-up to weaning. Declan Marren speaks to farm manager Shaun Diver.
Declan Marren on 22 Sep 2021
Thrive: maintaining performance in dairy-beef calves this autumn
Performance at grass can often be quite poor over the last few weeks at grass in autumn. Declan Marren looks at some steps to take to maintain liveweight gain in the runup to housing.
Darren Carty on 17 Sep 2021
Farmers considering meal bins to curb concentrate costs
There appears to be more farmers looking at the option of purchasing concentrates in bulk over small quantities or bags, leading to queries regarding grant aid on meal bins.
Stephen Robb on 15 Sep 2021
Farm carbon monitoring and trading made easy
After initially beginning his studies in petroleum engineering, Alejandro Vergara realised his passion lay in environmental engineering and spotted opportunities in this sector, writes Stephen Robb.
Rachel Donovan on 08 Sep 2021
Merchants fear truck driver shortage
Feed mills and merchants are exposed to the escalating labour crisis in the haulage industry. Rachael Donovan reports.
Kieran Mailey on 01 Sep 2021
Feed prices hold for September
Livestock rations in NI are mostly unchanged for September, but merchants are indicating further cost increases are on the way for the winter
John Crowe on 28 Aug 2021
The Grass Week: high growth rates and building covers
Walking the farm every five days during high growth rates will help you to stay on top of grass supply, writes John Crowe.
Declan Marren on 22 Aug 2021
BEEP-S meal feeding: what do I need to do?
With many spring suckler herds now planning for weaning, Declan Marren takes a look at the requirements for the meal feeding option within the BEEP-S scheme.
Declan Marren on 15 Aug 2021
Thrive weekly roundup: calf performance in autumn and Roscommon farm walk
This week's dairy-beef programme roundup looks at steps to help maintain calf performance at pasture this autumn and reports from a farm walk at Diarmuid Murray in Co Roscommon.
Kieran Mailey on 10 Aug 2021
Beef Management: heavy rain begins to cause grazing woes
Heavy rain is making ground conditions much harder to manage as cattle become more unsettled.
Declan Marren on 07 Aug 2021
Thrive weekly roundup: meal feeding at grass and planning August tasks
This week's dairy beef programme roundup outlines plans on the demo farm for meal-feeding finishing cattle and tasks for the month of August on dairy beef farms.
Declan Marren on 04 Aug 2021
Thrive: meal feeding at grass commences for finishing stock
The 2020-born stock were weighed last week and divided into batches for meal feeding at grass.
The Dealer on 28 Jul 2021
French climate bill goes vegetarian
With Irish plans for sectoral targets under way, one wonders whether they’ll be taking French inspiration.
John Crowe on 28 Jul 2021
Grass+: rain arrives for some while others wait
John Crowe and Declan Marren discuss grass availability and grazing targets as growth is predicted to rise.
Kieran Mailey on 28 Jul 2021
Top tips to deal with a grazing shortage
A lack of rain during July and the recent heatwave has left many farmers facing a shortage of grass. Kieran Mailey outlines some tips to keep animals fed.
Declan Marren on 24 Jul 2021
Thrive weekly roundup: feeding meal to calves at grass and Roscommon farm visit
This week's dairy-beef programme roundup discusses whether meal can be cut out of calves diets for the next few weeks, as well as a visit to Diarmuid Murray in Roscommon.
Ellen Durkin on 22 Jul 2021
Search is on for Ireland’s best burger
National burger day returns on 12 August in support of Simon Communities, following the great success of its virtual celebration last year.
Declan Marren on 21 Jul 2021
Thrive: can I stop feeding meal to calves at grass?
With weather conditions providing perfect grazing conditions, it may make sense to stop meal feeding to calves on some farms at least. Declan Marren looks at the details.
Kieran Mailey on 17 Jul 2021
Beef management: five tips for grass finishing
A strong beef price and limited grass supplies will lead more farmers to consider finishing animals off grass. Following our top tips will help get the most from grass finishing.