Today’s Farm – March/April 2017

A history of forward thinking.

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Articles

Dairy

• Is clover part of your expansion strategy? (pdf) – George Ramsbottom
• Team building – (pdf) – James Mullane 
• New technologies for calf rearing (pdf) – Pearse Kelly, David Kenny and Bernadette Earley

Sheep

• Growing more grass for your sheep flock (pdf) – Frank Hynes

Beef/Sheep 

• KT Beef Farm Improvement Plans – what you need to do (pdf) (Part 2) – Aidan Murray

Management

• Is labour availability a problem? (pdf) – Tom Curran
• Securing your income for 2017 (pdf)- James McDonnell

Silage

• You can’t beat real silage data  (pdf) – Edward Egan

Tillage

• A history of forward thinking (pdf) – Shay Phelan and Conor Dobson

Pigs

• Pig slurry a valuable fertiliser for spring crops (pdf) – Eileen Casey, Ciaran Collins and Mark Plunkett
• Transition arrangement is at an end (pdf) – Michael McKeon and Gerard McCutcheon 

Equine

• Partnership shows promise for the sport horse sector (pdf) – Declan McArdle

Forestry

• Cash your chips now or sell woodchips later (pdf) – John Casey

Environment

• The Nitrogen Derogation (pdf) – Brendan Smiddy and Tim Hyde

Botanic Gardens

• Golden Daffodils (pdf) – Chris Heavey

Impressions of New Zealand (pdf)

John Noonan, Joe Hand and John Cannon