Grassland
Is the Tide Eventually Turning for Clover?
Is the Tide Eventually Turning for Clover? Dairy farmers are regularly asking their advisors what they are going to do about fertiliser next spring. They are aware that Nitrogen fertiliser looks to be scarce for next spring and if available, it will be at inflated prices. Teagasc Advisor John Hardy has advice […]
14 November 2021
Get to Know Your Soil Fertility
Get to Know Your Soil Fertility It is well known that grass is the cheapest source of feed on our farms. It is up to 3 times cheaper than silage and up to 5 times cheaper than concentrates. Advisor Patricia Lynch gives information on the importance of soil sampling to optimise grassland […]
30 October 2021
Management to Control Docks on your Farm
Management to Control Docks on your Farm The summer of 2021 provided excellent growing conditions and weeds grew brilliantly. Fields on many farms have dock problems. Greater focus is needed to prevent dock infestation and eliminate existing docks. Austin Callaghan, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Claremorris examines aids to dock control here To control […]
18 October 2021
Soaring Fertiliser Costs proving Importance of Soil Fertility
Soaring Fertiliser Costs proving Importance of Soil Fertility Fuel shortages, spiraling costs, lack of labour and talks of power outages are among the topics that are covered when talking to farmers in the last few weeks. Keith Fahy, Teagasc Athenry advisor recommends soil sampling to identify lime deficiency and correcting this to […]
17 October 2021
Improving animal performance from grazed pasture
Improving animal performance from grazed pasture A pre-requisite to exploiting improvements in the nutritive value of pasture is the optimisation of pasture management practices. Researchers Michael Dineen and Micheal O’Leary discuss the methods of improving animal performance from grazed pasture. PastureBase Ireland (PBI) The farm-level adoption of grazing technologies, such as PastureBase […]
30 September 2021
PastureBase Ireland adds new functionality to benefit all grassland farms
PastureBase Ireland adds new functionality to benefit all grassland farms Farmers attending the Teagasc Moorepark ’21 dairy open day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week will hear about the increased functionality in PastureBase Ireland (PBI). PastureBase Ireland is the national grassland database and provides daily updates on grass growth across the […]
13 September 2021
Autumn Reseeding – Overcoming the extra challenges
Autumn Reseeding – Overcoming the extra challenges Traditionally many dairy farmers have looked to the autumn to carry out reseeding as their workloads reduce. Reseeding in the autumn presents far more challenges than early summer reseeds. James Moyles, Teagasc Advisor, Tullamore advises on the mistakes he has encountered with autumn reseeds. In […]
31 August 2021
Time for Spreading Lime
Time for Spreading Lime The benefits of correcting a lime deficiency are numerous. Lime can be safely spread any time of the year but planning and a more proactive approach to lime application would help increase application rates. John McCarthy, Teagasc/Dairygold Joint Programme Advisor has some advice on spreading lime. In the […]
26 August 2021
Multi-species swards grow more forage with less fertiliser, even under drought conditions
Multi-species swards grow more forage with less fertiliser, even under drought conditions Six-species swards outperformed perennial ryegrass monocultures and were considerably more resistant to drought. New research from Teagasc, Johnstown Castle and Trinity College Dublin shows that multi-species mixtures out-yielded perennial ryegrass which received double the amount of fertiliser Multi-species mixtures receiving […]
18 August 2021
Focus turns to Building Grass for the Autumn
0 Focus turns to Building Grass for the Autumn John Greaney, Dairy Advisor on the Teagasc/Aurivo Joint Programme turns his focus to Building Grass for the Autumn as he outlines Autumn grazing targets and gives advice for high and lower stocked farms. John emphasises the importance of grass measuring and having a plan. […]
9 August 2021