Grassland

Ballyhaise Extended Grazing Trial

Ballyhaise Extended Grazing Trial Donal Patton, Dairy research technologist, has summarised the trends emerging from the final year of a four-year trial in Ballyhaise. The trial looked at extended grazing on heavy soils in Northern regions comparing two grazing season lengths and two stocking rates. 2020 is the final year of a […]
16 October 2020

Maximising Days at Grass this Autumn Using the Pasturebase Grass Budget

0 Maximising Days at Grass this Autumn Using the Pasturebase Grass Budget As we enter August, our focus turns to autumn grass management on farms. Join Micheal O’Leary, Pasturebase Ireland and Donal Patton, Teagasc Specialist on Wednesday, 12 August at 8pm for a live interactive discussion on how to best use the Pasturebase […]
9 August 2020

White Clover

0 White Clover White Clover will increase grass production and quality. It improves animal performance – 13% increase in animal carcass weight & 25% increase in lamb live weight gain. White Clover saves €50/acre on Nitrogen fertiliser (save 110 units N/acre, CAN @ €250/t ) and gives a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. […]
8 July 2020