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Identifying and correcting fodder deficits
Martin Merrick
Martin Merrick details how to identify a potential fodder deficit and some steps to try prevent it.
8 October 2024 Management
Housing autumn calving cows for breeding
Housing cows before breeding can improve conception rates as the herd is managed in a consistent environment with a steady diet offered daily.
5 October 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: swansong of grazing for 2024
Farms will now be on their last rotation of grazing, signalling the end of a difficult 2024 grass-wise.
With over €2,100 TAMS aid available for bale shears, what brand should you buy?
With the TAMS III grant aid continuing to attract farmers’ interest in bale shears with plastic-retaining devices, Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott look at the options on the Irish market.
2 October 2024 Farm machinery
Ploughing 2024: Watson silage compactor
One of the many pieces of machinery to feature on the Clarke Machinery Group stand was the new silage compactor from Walter Watson Agricultural.
25 September 2024 News
Farmer Writes: autumn has crept in
We've noticed previously that heifers who do not go in-calf on their first insemination can be a problem, but more often than not a natural service will do the trick.
25 September 2024 Farmer Writes
Dairy Management: prepping for winter, testing silage and vaccinations
Thomas Condon discusses some of the key management task that should be on dairy farmer’s minds this time of the year .
25 September 2024 Management
Weekend weather: warm, cloudy and turning wet
Met Éireann has announced that the weekend will become cloudy and wet in places, with highest temperatures of 23°C.
20 September 2024 News
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.
18 September 2024 News
Ploughing highlights: Wilson Engineering enters attachments business
Wilson Engineering unveiled a new 14ft folding silage fork at this week's National Ploughing Championships.
18 September 2024 Farm machinery
NC present redesigned grain and silage trailer
Co Armagh manufacturer NC Engineering publicly presented its newly designed grain and silage trailer range at the Ploughing.
18 September 2024 Farm machinery
Farmer Writes: the scale of farms in Canada
On the way back from the mountains we stopped in where we saw three Case combines with 40 foot headers cutting canola in a 305ac field.
18 September 2024 Farmer Writes