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Green Acres ‘Mega Bite’ works well on Cork farm

E and F Linehan farm within only a few miles of Cork city centre. Based near Glanmire, the family milk a herd of Holstein Friesian cows on a liquid milk contract. Producing high quality forage for ...

Green Acres ‘Mega Bite’ works well on Cork farm

Sowing ‘Catch Crops’ this Autumn.

A ‘cover crop’ or ‘catch crop’ is grown primarily for the purpose of ‘protecting or improving’ between periods of regular crop production. Research and use at farm level have shown that ...

'Farm to Fork (F2F)' could put Irsh tillage farming out of businesss.

PJ Phelan, Tillage Advisor & regular contributor to the Farming Independent on why he believes the European Commission's 'Farm to Fork (F2F)' could put Irsh tillage farming out of businesss. All ...

All Irish Beef Finisher / Irish Beef Rearer Plus

Back in autumn 2018 Drummonds introduced our ‘All Irish Beef Finisher’ coarse ration which contained ONLY Irish-grown cereals and pulses. All Irish Beef Finisher – a 12% Crude Protein ...

Report finds tillage has highest carbon efficiency

An expansion of the tillage sector could help to reduce the impact of agriculture on the environment and reduce dependency on imports, according to a report published by a leading ...

Livestock Farms - Managing Through The Drought

Reduced soil moisture and high daily temperatures either have already, or will very shortly, impact on daily grass growth on the more heavily stocked livestock farms in the NE, if this dry spell ...

Irish Dairy Plus 16% / Irish Dairy Plus 18%

Introducing 2 New Dairy Feeds: Irish Dairy Plus 16% & Irish Dairy Plus 18% This autumn we have gone a step further by extending the ‘Irish’ range to include two top quality coarse ...

There will be no turning back on this EU 'green deal' for farming

The EU Commission is determined to prevent Member States from 'watering down' the core objectives of the sustainable farming targets outlined in its 'Farm to Fork' proposals The European Green Deal ...

Protective Silage Covers / Nets

Protective Silage Covers / Nets Poorly preserved silage could lose up to 5% units of DMD and have low intake characteristics. Many farmers are moving away from covering pits with tyres and/or ...

Housing is one of the best times to treat cattle for parasites

The most common parasite groups to consider include: Stomach an intestinal worms Lungworms Liver flukes External parasites (lice and ...

Being An Irish Tillage Farmer

Damien visits Ollie Whyte's farm in North County Dublin to find out more about being an Irish tillage farmer and he also speaks to Andy Doyle of the Irish Farmers Journal about the difficulties ...

Grassland Weed Control

Over the next couple of weeks, weeds in pasture are set to flourish. Docks, Thistles and Nettles are often the main contenders to deal with. Now is an ideal time to spray these weeds while growth ...

Farmcal Cubicle Lime

Farmcal Hydrated Blend Cubicle Lime is for use in livestock stalls. It is designed to provide high levels of protection against bacteria. The blend of high calcium limestone and hydrated lime will ...

European Green Deal - 'Farm to Fork (F2F)'

The European Green Deal sets out how to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. It maps a new, sustainable and inclusive growth strategy to boost the economy, improve people's health ...

Reseeding

The dry weather over the last 5-6 weeks has resulted in many farmers taking advantage of the ideal conditions to carry out some reseeding. The recent rainfall will now help drive on these reseeds ...

Conserving Quality Silage

One of the single biggest factors in determining silage quality is cutting date. In general, Dry Matter Digestibility (DMD) will drop 10 units from the 1st of May to the 5th of June. The type of ...