Silage

Home Farm: silage at last, Bord Bia audit and sprayer inspection

We are in fact three weeks later than normal taking our first cut silage mainly because of weather conditions in the February / March period,

VIEWPOINTS 24 June 2026

Home Farm: silage at last, Bord Bia audit and sprayer inspection

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A mixed bag of baled silage in 2026

A mixed bag of baled silage in 2026

FARMER WRITES 24 June 2026

Farmers should heed health warnings

Farmers should heed health warnings

DEALER 24 June 2026

First-cut silage ‘absolute torture’ for contractors

First-cut silage ‘absolute torture’ for contractors

First-cut silage ‘absolute torture’ for contractors

CONTRACTING 24 June 2026

Farmer Writes: we buffer-fed cows for two months

Farmer Writes: we buffer-fed cows for two months

Farmer Writes: we buffer-fed cows for two months

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‘A farm is a busy place, full of varied emotions, it all has to be managed'

‘A farm is a busy place, full of varied emotions, it all has to be managed'

Succession is more than the signing of papers. It's the passing of the mantle on several fronts.

KATHERINE O'LEARY 10 June 2026

Contractors call on Teagasc to evaluate silage additives

Contractors call on Teagasc to evaluate silage additives

Silage contractors claimed an independent evaluation of additives had not been carried out for close to 20 years.

NEWS 10 June 2026

My Farming Week: Thomas Kennedy, Collinstown, Co Westmeath

My Farming Week: Thomas Kennedy, Collinstown, Co Westmeath

Thomas Kennedy milks 280 British Friesian cows at home with his parents in Westmeath.

NEWS 10 June 2026

Silage scented candles

Silage scented candles

The Wimbledon grass scented candles and diffusers are priced at €53 each.

NEWS 10 June 2026

Demand for silage lettings nosedives

Demand for silage lettings nosedives

The market for silage in the field has been hit by strong grass growth over the last few weeks and the hike in silage harvesting costs.

NEWS 10 June 2026

My Farming Week: Francis Bellew, Monasterboice, Drogheda, Louth

My Farming Week: Francis Bellew, Monasterboice, Drogheda, Louth

Having got out of dairying four years ago, Franics Bellew operates a dairy calf-to-beef system, buying in calves and stores from local farmers.

NEWS 10 June 2026

Dairygold farmers ‘wrap it pink’ for Irish Cancer Society

Dairygold farmers ‘wrap it pink’ for Irish Cancer Society

Partnership with Irish Cancer Society is now in its 12th year, with a donation made for every roll of pink bale wrap purchased through Dairygold’s network of 26 Co-Op Superstores.

NEWS 10 June 2026

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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