silage quality

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

130 cattle have been transferred on to a finishing diet of high-quality silage and 6.5kg concentrates

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

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Beef Management: reseeding, slurry application and supplementing

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Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

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Farmer Writes: calving has kicked off

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Beef Management: weighing weanlings, scour vaccines and lice

Beef Management: weighing weanlings, scour vaccines and lice

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Five jobs for Christmas on beef farms

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Dairy management: body condition scoring and getting ready for spring

Dairy management: body condition scoring and getting ready for spring

Aidan Brennan writes that silage quality for the dry period will have a huge bearing on cow body condition score next spring.

MANAGEMENT 5 November 2025

Do not allow flesh to melt off ewes

Do not allow flesh to melt off ewes

Grass supplies are diminishing rapidly and with utilisation under pressure, there is a high risk of ewe condition suffering and body reserves being lost.

GRASS & FEEDING 5 November 2025

Beef management: finishing diets, shed space and forage crops in frost

Beef management: finishing diets, shed space and forage crops in frost

Martin Merrick details some advice on finishing diets, ensuring adequate feeding and lying space and grazing forage crops in frosty weather.

MANAGEMENT 5 November 2025

Beef Management: BCS of sucklers, autumn breeding and straw

Beef Management: BCS of sucklers, autumn breeding and straw

Martin Merrick discusses correcting cow BCS early, breeding in autumn calving herds and straw supplies heading in to the winter.

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