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Climate and environment
Improving digestibility of cultivars with DNA
Ellen Durkin
Researchers at Teagasc are using DNA technologies to improve the efficiency of plant selection.
12 October 2022 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: the natural ability to prioritise
It goes without saying that the weather is everything and heavy rain, snow, or frost will throw the best plans out the window.
7 September 2022 Northern Ireland
A second try at multispecies swards
John Egerton drilled in a second multi-species sward on his farm in early August.
Dairy management: reseeding and buying fertiliser
Farmers need to be aware of what they are buying when putting in multispecies swards.
3 August 2022 Management
Farmer Writes: first trial with red clover silage
John Egerton has sown out his first ever field with a red clover/perennial ryegrass mix.
3 August 2022 Northern Ireland