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Beef
The Grass Week: heavy covers causing headaches while others struggle for supply
Martin Merrick
Delayed turn-out has caused for some heavy covers to hit production on farms and what to do with these will depend on individual farms.
26 April 2024 Podcast
Farming News: weather lifts cattle trade and red-hot demand for hill land
Listen now for the latest on the cattle price lift from this week’s weather, how CAP payments are driving demand for marginal land and a breakdown of Irish MEPs’ voting records on farming issues.
24 April 2024 Grass & feeding
What fertiliser can I purchase in 2024?
Adam Woods sits down with the Midland Agri Consultants team to talk about nutrient management planning, soil sampling and avoiding penalties with fertiliser purchases in 2024.
Farmer Writes: suckler farmers a rare breed
If our weather is going to continue to be as unpredictable as it has been in the last couple of years, the winter is going to be more of a slog than ever
24 April 2024 Farmer Writes
Nutrients remain in Lough Neagh for 40 years
Scientists from the Agri Food and Biosciences Institute spoke about Lough Neagh during an online event last week.
24 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep Management: greater focus on fertiliser phosphorus allowances
The upturn in weather and purchase of fertiliser has got more farmers talking about their phosphorus allowance, with merchants raising queries during sales.
24 April 2024 Breeding & health
Fertiliser flying out during dry spell
CAN and urea appear to be around €30/t to €40/t cheaper in border counties.
24 April 2024 News
Clover week 2024: top tips for getting clover to work
Aidan Brennan outlines some of the top tips when trying to get clover established in permanent grassland.
24 April 2024 Grass & feeding
German seed precision ticks boxes for busy contractor
Sowing a substantial acreage of corn each year, Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Wexford contractor Trevor James to find out why he runs Horsch drills.
24 April 2024 Farm machinery
Amazone acquires Brazilian fertiliser spreader manufacturer
The well-known German-based Amazone Group has announced that is has acquired Brazilian fertiliser spreader manufacturer MP Agro.
24 April 2024 News
Be alert for grass tetany as grazing resumes
Where suckler cows with calves at foot have been turned out to grass in recent days, make sure animals are well covered for magnesium to prevent tetany.
23 April 2024 Management
Five tips to get spring grazing back on track
Settled weather in the week ahead will create opportunities for grazing on drier land. Outlined are some tips to get spring grazing back on track.
20 April 2024 Management