Spring grazing
John Crowe on 17 Dec 2021
The Grass Week: measuring grass, what do you need?
What to do first when getting set up for measuring grass for the first time in 2022.
John Crowe on 11 Dec 2021
The Grass Week: preparing for spring
Take time now to assess grazing infrastructure to get more days at grass next spring, writes John Crowe.
John Crowe on 04 Dec 2021
The Grass Week: the closing farm cover
John Crowe takes a look at the importance of doing a closing farm cover this week.
Aidan Brennan on 24 Nov 2021
Fertiliser shortage: Teagasc’s nitrogen strategy for 2022
Aidan Brennan looks at the modified advice for fertiliser next year and looks at the impact on silage costs and yield.
John Crowe on 13 Oct 2021
Grass+Dairy: growth rates continue to fall
John Crowe discusses hitting target area grazed and grass availability next spring.
John Crowe on 02 Oct 2021
The Grass Week: getting a high percentage of the farm closed in October
On the 1 October the focus should be on getting the farm set up for the last rotation writes John Crowe
Darren Carty on 29 Sep 2021
Sheep Management: tailoring closing plans and grazing heavy covers
Grass supplies are typically very positive on most sheep farms at present and small tweaks may be required to grazing plans to stay on target with closing plans and underpin animal performance.
Kieran Mailey on 07 Jul 2021
June growth surge makes up for cold spring
Poor April growth was recorded across the GrassCheck network of NI farms.
Declan Marren on 17 Apr 2021
Thrive weekly roundup: yearling grazing targets and rearing 150 calves
In this week's Thrive roundup, Declan Marren outlines grazing targets for yearling cattle over the next few weeks and provides an update on rearing 150 calves on the demonstration farm.
Kieran Mailey on 17 Apr 2021
Five tips for getting spring grazing back on track
With ground conditions improving and a more settled week ahead, outlined are five tips for getting grazing back on track.
Kieran Mailey on 10 Apr 2021
Five cattle management jobs to complete at turnout
As more cattle start filtering back to grass, Kieran Mailey outlines some management tasks to complete as cattle leave the shed.
Kieran Mailey on 17 Mar 2021
Ten tips to start the grazing season
With rising feed costs, suckler farmers will look to get as many cattle out to grass as soon as possible over the coming weeks. Kieran Mailey outlines some tips to getting spring grazing under way.
Kieran Mailey on 16 Mar 2021
Beef management: weaning stores off meal before turnout
Phasing concentrates from store cattle diets will help smooth the transition to a grass-only diet at turnout time.
Adam Woods on 24 Feb 2021
Spring grazing plans on beef farms
Adam Woods takes a look at spring grazing plans and fertiliser applications on beef farms.
Aidan Brennan on 17 Feb 2021
Watch: challenging grazing conditions in Meath
Aidan Brennan visits the Burke farm in Co Meath to see how the spring is progressing on this large dairy farm
Kieran Mailey on 10 Feb 2021
BETTER farm NI: planning ahead for spring grazing
Getting cattle out to grass in early spring will improve animal performance, but it takes a lot of forward planning. Kieran Mailey reports.
Aidan Brennan on 04 Nov 2020
Dairy management: Grazing winding up as weather worsens
Those on drier land are still grazing but conditions are getting trickym writes Aidan Brennan
Declan Marren on 30 Sep 2020
Grass+ Beef: preparation underway for housing on beef farms
While grass supply remains favourable in many areas of the country, plans are well underway for closing up paddocks for next spring and housing for the winter.
Kieran Mailey on 25 Mar 2020
BETTER Farm NI: focus turns from calving to grazing
With spring calving ongoing, Jonathan Blair is now gearing up to get animals back to grass.
Matthew Halpin on 11 Mar 2020
Grass+: smash and grab grazing continues
Matthew Halpin and Stephen Connolly report on weather and grazing conditions over the last week.