Silage quality

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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Beef Management: weighing weanlings, scour vaccines and lice

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Five jobs for Christmas on beef farms

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Dairy management: body condition scoring and getting ready for spring

Dairy management: body condition scoring and getting ready for spring

Aidan Brennan writes that silage quality for the dry period will have a huge bearing on cow body condition score next spring.

MANAGEMENT 22 October 2025

Do not allow flesh to melt off ewes

Do not allow flesh to melt off ewes

Grass supplies are diminishing rapidly and with utilisation under pressure, there is a high risk of ewe condition suffering and body reserves being lost.

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Beef management: finishing diets, shed space and forage crops in frost

Beef management: finishing diets, shed space and forage crops in frost

Martin Merrick details some advice on finishing diets, ensuring adequate feeding and lying space and grazing forage crops in frosty weather.

MANAGEMENT 22 October 2025

Beef Management: BCS of sucklers, autumn breeding and straw

Beef Management: BCS of sucklers, autumn breeding and straw

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MANAGEMENT 22 October 2025

First-cut silage better quality than in 2024

First-cut silage better quality than in 2024

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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