Focus Shifts To Winter Housing
After a relatively positive back end to the grazing season, the recent inclement weather has turned our attention to the winter housing period....
Selecting Cows For Drying Off
Body condition score (BCS) and milk output should be the main dictating factors when selecting cows for drying off over the next few weeks. Cows...
End of the 2021 Grazing Season
Our current grassland management advice is as follows: Continue to walk the farm weekly to monitor Average Farm Cover (AFC). By November 1st,...
Fodder Budgeting
Winter preparation often begins with assessing silage quality and stocks. With some farms experiencing soil moisture deficits and restricted levels...
The true cost of dry cow mineral provision
Prevention of metabolic issues next spring will centre around decisions made over the coming weeks. When costs associated with clinical metabolic...
Beef Finishing Options
Considering the current rising feed costs, it is not only important to prioritise feeding high-quality home-grown forages, but also to weigh up the...
Top tips to avoid a stressful weaning process
Most spring-calving suckler herds will be aiming to sell calves at weanling sales over the coming months. However, to have a healthy animal with...
Autumn Reseeding: Sowing date effecting spring grass availability
Due to the inclement weather conditions across many regions in May and dry conditions in June, spring reseeding plans in some cases were postponed....
Milk Shack innovators find success with Tipperary Grass 4A
Located in Dromiskin, Co. Louth, Tomas and Aaron Smyth run a grass based dairy farm of 180 Friesian cows, spanning 200 acres. The herd is split...
Dealing with soil moisture deficits
There is huge variation in growth rates across the country at present. According to PastureBase Ireland data, average growth rates over the past...
High quality feed: The key to nutritional success
Over the past number of months, a key focus on farm has been centred around having high quality feed available to cows at all times. As grass growth...
Multi-species swards – Your questions answered
In recent years, multi-species swards have become increasingly popular amongst farmers in Ireland due to their ability to produce high yields of...