Grass and clover in combination within a mixture produce scientifically proven yield benefits versus the same varieties sown individually. White clover has been selected to withstand being grazed or ...
Agronomy Update
As the agronomic husbandry of crops finalises into the coming weeks, the next few weeks is a crucial time to walk the fields and assess any (potential) ...
Drummonds to host Crop Walk on Monday 23rd of May @ 7pm.
Drummonds are the leading supplier of cereal seeds, agronomy inputs and agronomic advice in the North East of Ireland.
We are holding a ...
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 ...
Apply a third of your N at drilling, with the rest applied at GS 12. P and K at drilling will help plants to establish quickly and form sufficient root systems that will be needed later to reach soil ...
Managing The Freshly Calved Cow
With the spring calving campaign now well under way dairy farms are currently very busy places. With so much to do it is very easy to become immersed in calving and ...
The Grain Aphid, Sitobion avenae is a main vector of the Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV), a virus that can cause significant yield loss in Irish cereals. In terms of the infection of newly emerging ...
The fertiliser supply situation this Spring is very different to any other year in that the meteoric increase in the prices of all raw material nutrients have increased by 250%+ from those of recent ...
Quality must not be compromised over quantity as first cut silages get underway. Regular monitoring of silage swards is just as important as monitoring a grazing sward. The digestibility or ‘DMD’ ...
WINTER WHEAT
For low soil N indices, a three-split-N programme for winter wheat should be followed, with the first application having being applied in mid-March, main split by GS 31 (first node - ...
Brassica crops can provide a nutritious and cost effective feed source for cattle and sheep over the winter period. Crops such as Kale and Forage rape are capable of producing high dry matter (DM) ...
Liquid Fertiliser has a role to play on both tillage farms and also intensive livestock farms. “N-Rich” is Drummonds top selling liquid fertiliser solution for tillage and grassland farms. Liquid ...
Grass is the most important, yet often overlooked, resource for livestock production. Well-managed grassland provides the most economic feed throughout the year, costing approximately €0.07 cents ...
With the growing population of cattle and cow numbers across Ireland, many farmers are turning to growing or feeding fodder beet and or maize silage. Both crops are nutritious, palatable and energy ...
Winter Wheat
The critical T1 spray or leaf 3 timing on winter wheat is fast approaching. As leaf 3 is responsible for approximately 10% of yield in winter wheat, the importance of keeping this leaf ...
Understanding the Silage Test Results
Silage quality is key to good animal performance, reducing winter feed costs and increasing profitability during the housing period. Grass silage is the basis ...
