N.Ireland
The College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE's) former head of dairying and pigs,...
Dairy
Obtaining an optimal soil fertility status is a key pillar to the success of dairy production systems or any farm production system
Grass tetany (hypomagnesaemia) can become an issue in beef and dairy cows in the autumn time and preventative measures should be put in place
Agri-Business
Grass and forage seed company Germinal has announced a significant new investment in its research and development (R&D) division
New grass and clover varieties have been added to the Recommended Grass and Clover Lists (RGCL) for England and Wales 2025/26.
As the grass plant hits the reproductive stage, topping (disc mowing) paddocks to correct grass quality once grazed might be an option.
Machinery
In 1986, Schuitemaker launched the world’s first dual purpose forage wagon, allowing the use of only one wagon for maize and grass harvesting.
With the weather looking dry and warm for the next couple of days and potentially weeks, it is offering ideal conditions for a spring reseed.
Grass growth rates in Northern Ireland are expected to increase significantly over the next seven...
At this time of year, the question often arises as to what percentage of crude protein should be in the dairy nuts you are using?
The start of February has been cold, but relatively dry, allowing many farmers to get cows out for...
Barenbrug Holding and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) today (Thursday, December 19)...
This week sees the publication of the final GrassCheck Bulletin for 2024. For the majority of this year so far, grass growth has been behind
The value of carbon credits linked to grass will be extremely high, relative to those associated...
Your clover swards are not like your grass swards and so, they should not be treated in the same manner – meaning a plan must be put in place
Germinal has welcomed that two of its newest perennial ryegrass varieties are included on the Recommended Grass and Clover List (RGCL) for
In Northern Ireland, traditionally, a lot of the herds would be high yielding cows being milked on...
Scientists at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) along with other bodies, will be...
A research trial into yields as a result of sowing multi-species swards has revealed that using an...
With 14 rotor heads of 1.5m each, the Claas Volto 1500 T/TS tedder tops the latest group of tedders...
Keeping high quality grass in front of cows is essential in order to maintain quality milk...
Arable
Grass experts at Barenbrug are urging growers to "go softly" with their first cuts, after the...
It is important to keep a constant supply of high-quality grass in front of a dairy herd, according to CAFRE.
