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Grass+ Dairy: sluggish grass growth could lead to trouble
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Regrowths on the first grazed paddocks are very lack lustre, and could spell trouble when it comes to the second round, write Thomas Condon.
12 March 2025 News
Setting up the spreader: understanding the difference between urea and compounds
Peter Thomas Keaveney looks at the main steps involved in checking over the fertiliser spreader, and outlines the importance of adjusting the spreader depending on the type of fertiliser being spread.
26 February 2025 Animal Health
Top tips for rearing dairy calves
Whether rearing dairy calves born on the farm, or buying dairy beef calves, keeping calves healthy is the number one priority, writes Aidan Brennan
Questions and answers on fertiliser for dairy farms
Aidan Brennan goes through some frequently asked questions on nitrogen fertiliser applications on dairy farms
19 February 2025 Fertilizers
Improving potassium fertiliser recommendations
Thomas McCarthy and David Wall from Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford examine the latest soil science research on potassium.
5 February 2025 Fertilizers
Trailing and flexi shoes - what are the options on the Irish market?
Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott take an in-depth at the slurry tanker-mounted trailing shoe and flexi-shoe systems available on the Irish market.
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
Don't get bogged down with slurry-spreading calculations this spring
When applying slurry through LESS systems, the working width is typically reduced versus the splash plate, and an increased forward speed is required to achieve the same application rate
8 January 2025 Farm machinery
What are the lessons from clover in 2024?
Aidan Brennan reports from the Teagasc national dairy conference where the topic of clover performance in 2024 was discussed at the workshops.
23 December 2024 Grass & feeding
Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year finalists
Aidan Brennan profiles the first two finalists in the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards for 2024.
28 December 2024 Grass & feeding
Is buying land a good investment?
Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the topics that are coming up at the Positive Farmers Conference in Cork in January.
18 December 2024 Management
Reducing the workload on winter milk farms
With calving in full swing on winter milk farms, Aidan Brennan looks at some practical ways farmers can reduce the workload.
16 October 2024 Liquid Milk
A season of missed targets for grass
Remedial action is necessary to ensure that opening grass covers next spring are not compromised.
9 October 2024 Grass & feeding