Ryegrass
Aidan Brennan on 20 Oct 2021
Multispecies doing the job at Johnstown Castle
Multispecies swards are being compared to grass and clover swards at the Teagasc research centre in Johnstown Castle. Aidan Brennan reports.
Ellen Durkin on 17 Aug 2021
Multispecies swards growing more forage with less fertiliser - Teagasc
Six-species swards outperformed perennial ryegrass monocultures and were considerably more resistant to drought.
John Egerton on 09 Jun 2021
Still to be convinced on multi-species swards
John Egerton wonders if these swards will persist and perform on his Fermanagh farm.
Contributor on 11 Apr 2021
The challenges of herbicide-resistant grass weeds
Grass weeds are a growing problem in tillage fields and herbicide resistance is adding massively to the extent of those challenges, writes Vijaya Bhaskar of Teagasc.
Aidan Brennan on 17 Mar 2021
Improvements to the pasture profit index for 2021
Researchers Tomas Tubritt and Michael O'Donovan from Teagasc Moorepark discuss the new changes to the PPI.
Andy Doyle on 08 Mar 2021
Over 30,000ha and expanding in Western Australia
The Fowler farm at Chilwell was a very impressive operation, which was well run by very nice people as an integrated multi-enterprise business.
Darren Carty on 28 Oct 2020
Persistency issues undermining value of alternative forages in sheep
In an ongoing trial in Teagasc Athenry lamb performance is benefiting greatly from the inclusion of herbal forages and clover but the challenge is keeping these present in the sward.
Declan Marren on 04 Oct 2020
Multispecies swards: benefits and management tips
In recent years there has been a lot of interest in multispecies swards. Here we look at some of the benefits and management tips.
Kieran Mailey on 09 Sep 2020
Benefits to be had from herbal leys
The role of herbal leys in grassland was the main topic of a EIT Food webinar focussing on soil health multi-species swards
Jack Kennedy on 12 Aug 2020
Dairy Management: brilliant August growth rates
The mix of the right temperatures and plenty of moisture is driving grass yields way above normal on most farms for the time of year
Aidan Brennan on 29 Jul 2020
Low-input pastures: multi-species and clover
With renewed interest in low-input pastures, Aidan Brennan explains what they are and outlines what they mean for farmers.
John Sleigh on 22 Jul 2020
FPP: new grass helps bring big savings
An under-performing grass sward is transformed at Mains of Arnage, helping save £85/heifer. Robert Gilchrist reports.
Lorcan Allen on 22 May 2020
Trials of multi-species swards show promising results
The latest findings from Teagasc Johnstown Castle on multi-species sward mixtures is promising and has the potential to help farms significantly reduce fertiliser costs.
Kieran Mailey on 29 Apr 2020
Ten steps for reseeding grassland
Spring is a common time for reseeding grassland. Kieran Mailey outlines some advice for farmers planning to rejuvenate swards this spring.
Kieran Mailey on 25 Apr 2020
Beef management: five tasks to improve grazing swards
Kieran Mailey outlines five tasks which are often overlooked, but can help to improve grass growth, sward quality and grassland management over the season.
Kieran Mailey on 11 Dec 2019
AFBI launching new grass variety
AFBI and Barenbrug UK will launch a new variety of perennial ryegrass in the spring of 2020.
Jack Kennedy on 04 Dec 2019
Spotlight on nitrogen for dairy farmers
Using less artificial nitrogen and making better use of new nitrogen products were up for discussion writes Aidan Brennan
Stephen Connolly on 31 Jul 2019
Can improved grass varieties help get better graze-outs?
Global grass breeder DLF is trialling the latest grass varieties on farms, with the cow’s ability to graze out the sward being the number one trait on the list.
Kieran Mailey on 10 Jul 2019
Herbal leys offer grazing alternative
Research trials carried out in UCD looked at the potential for incorporating herbs into grazing swards on Irish sheep farms.
Peter McCann on 06 Jul 2019
Plant parasite hits cereal and grass yields in NI
AFBI scientists suspect that the hot weather during 2018 caused high populations of root knot nematode to develop.