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Beef
Maternal traits and quality silage the backbone of Sligo suckler operation
Martin Merrick
Trevor Boland is running a tight ship with his 50-cow part time suckler herd, with cow fertility, milk and high DMD silage the major building blocks in this success.
30 March 2024 Grass & feeding
Decisions on first cut silage fertiliser needed amid poor ground conditions
Many farmers would have fertiliser for first cut silage spread at this point in a normal year, but saturated ground has prevented tractors heading in to fields.
27 March 2024 Grass & feeding
Record rainfall disrupting grazing plans in Mayo
Adam Woods reports from a Teagasc early grass walk in Ballyglass in Co Mayo.
Delayed turnout costing thousands
Adam Woods takes a look at the effect the current weather is having in terms of costs on beef farms.
13 March 2024 Management
Testing slurry and silage for targeted efficiency
Slurry is both a valuable asset and a potential pollutant. Understanding the composition and quality of your slurry is key to maximising its value while minimising environmental impact.
28 February 2024 Footprint Farmers
What feeds represent good value in 2024?
At the recent Teagasc lowland sheep conferences, Teagasc’s Tim Keady outlined the relative value of feeds and detailed the organisation's concentrate formulation for this season.
11 February 2024 Lambing
Study finds protected urea ‘performs as well as CAN’
Researchers at the Agri Food and Biosciences Institute conducted the study into the use of protected urea.
24 January 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep Management: supplementary feeding and winter shearing
A high percentage of flocks should now be assessing winter diet options for ewes, with feed reserves built up during autumn now, in most cases, depleted.
10 January 2024 Management
Feeding early lambing ewes, clostridial vaccination and important dates
Recent weather is creating numerous challenges from drafting sheep for sale to getting early lambing ewes and lambs outdoors.
3 January 2024 Management
Winter feeding complicated by variable silage quality
John Egerton has lots of silage in store from 2023, but quality is an issue.
27 December 2023 Farmer Writes
Should I be feeding meal ad-lib to my finishing cattle?
Adam Woods takes a look at the economics of ad-lib meal feeding and whether it’s a runner this winter.
24 December 2023 Grass & feeding
Beef management notes: Fodder budgets and body condition scoring
Beef editor Adam Woods takes a look at fodder budgets, coccidiosis, body condition scoring and taking a break over the holiday period
20 December 2023 Management