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Home Farm: Silage made and pit well covered

The previously struggling drought-affected plants have almost overnight grown at least a foot and have an abundance of blossoms and stems

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Beef Management: second cut fertiliser requirements explained

Beef Management: second cut fertiliser requirements explained

MANAGEMENT 28 May 2025

Five tips for a mid-winter fodder budget

Five tips for a mid-winter fodder budget

MANAGEMENT 29 December 2024

Prevention and swift action best in vermin control

Prevention and swift action best in vermin control

Prevention and swift action best in vermin control

WINTER INDOOR MANAGEMENT 6 November 2024

Things to remember for keeping milking parlours going this winter

Things to remember for keeping milking parlours going this winter

Things to remember for keeping milking parlours going this winter

WINTER FEED 6 November 2024

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Five tips to keeping the silage clamp face clean

Five tips to keeping the silage clamp face clean

Once the silage pit is open, it is important to keep the clamp face clean to prevent high levels of waste forage accumulating.

MANAGEMENT 18 September 2024

Weighing cattle at housing time

Weighing cattle at housing time

Housing is a good time to weigh cattle, as the information gained can be used for multiple herd management decisions over winter.

MANAGEMENT 18 September 2024

Keeping concentrate feeding simple

Keeping concentrate feeding simple

A previews of what’s inside this week’s special concentrate feeding focus.

GRASS & FEEDING 18 September 2024

Farm Tech Talk: beef prices, bluetongue and feed shortages

Farm Tech Talk: beef prices, bluetongue and feed shortages

Irish beef prices compared to those in the UK, bluetongue in sheep and winter feed shortages all feature on this week's show.

NEWS 18 September 2024

A season of missed targets for grass

A season of missed targets for grass

Remedial action is necessary to ensure that opening grass covers next spring are not compromised.

GRASS & FEEDING 18 September 2024

HiSpec twin-tub does big throughput on Tipp farm

HiSpec twin-tub does big throughput on Tipp farm

Milking 400 cows and finishing over 200 cattle, Andy and Jerry Darmody rely heavily on the use of a diet feeder all year round, Gary Abbott reports.

FARM MACHINERY 18 September 2024

Fodder tight as grass growth bites

Fodder tight as grass growth bites

The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to farmers around the country to see what issues they face around grass growth and feeding their livestock for the rest of the year.

NEWS 18 September 2024

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Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

The average person living in a nursing home under the Fair Deal Scheme pays €362.10/week in fair deal fees and an additional €53 in nursing home service charges.

Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

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