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Ewe Nutrition

During the coming weeks sheep farmers will be assessing the condition of their flock’s pre lambing. A ewe will approximately consume 1kg daily of Dry matter feed in the weeks pre lambing. 1kg of ...

December is when most of the spring calving herds will be dried off. Cows should be dried off once production is less than 9 litres per day. Plan to have a 6-to-8-week dry period in order to maximise ...

Lime

Lime Delivering and spreading lime at affordable prices across all our branches. The benefit of liming Irish soil is well known and was one of the earliest soil management practices that farmers ...

Drummonds Participate in Aphid Monitoring

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 ...

Agronomy Update - December 2022

It has been extremely difficult to get field work done in the month of November. Very little spraying was carried out, small pockets of acreage were sown, and a lot of ...

Winter Cereal Varieties for 2022/23

Winter Cereal Varieties for 2022/23 Now is the time to start thinking about which winter cereal varieties you are going to choose. Drummonds offer a range of the highest performing varieties which ...

Planning for First Cut

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’ ...

Silage Analysis

Why Analyse Silage? Matching the dietary nutrient supply with that of the animal’s requirements is crucial in maintaining production and reducing losses. Failure to do this will result in over ...

Managing grazing and minding your soil

Rainfall and poor ground conditions often lead to poaching. It is estimated that poaching can reduce grass growth by 20% for subsequent grazing, which could prove costly next Spring. We can reduce ...

Has liquid Nitrogen got a role on your farm ?

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 ...

Agronomy Update - November 2022

As we progress into November, it would be fair to say that most winter cereals have now been planted. As the weeks go on, the opportunities to get a window of dry weather ...

Soil Sampling

Drummonds have always provided a top quality soil testing service and practical advice, which can be carried out by your local branch / advisor. Drummonds are now taking soil analysis to the next ...

Crop Walk

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 ...

Focus on Feed Quality

It is estimated that feed accounts for 70% of variable costs for beef cattle production. Efficient feeding will have a positive effect on the productivity and overall profitability of beef production ...

Drive your animal's performance this autumn with Drummond's Feeds

From mid-June to late October, a substantial number of beef cattle will be slaughtered off grass. Slaughtering cattle at this time of year has a number of advantages including lower cost of ...

Drive farm profitability by choosing the right grass varieties this Spring

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 ...

Out Wintering on Forage Crops

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) ...

Managing Red Clover

The inclusion of red clover in grazing or cutting leys is a step towards improving whole farm feed efficiency in ruminant production systems. Clover plants are high in protein and therefore can ...

Spring Cereals - Don't forget about micronutrients.

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 ...

Agronomy Update - October 2022

Oilseed rape is progressing nicely, with many crops at the 3-4 leaf stage by now. Volunteer cereals should be taken out ASAP if not done so already. Volunteer cereals in ...

ADDING WHITE CLOVER TO THE SWARD

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 ...

Grass Seed Mixtures catalogue - 2022

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Oilseed Rape

Oilseed Rape There is still time to get OSR into the ground before it is too late. Switching to a more vigorous variety with rapid autumn development such as PT303 or DK ExStar is key when sowing ...

Green Acres 'Mega Bite' grass seed 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 ...

Tillage Update

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 - ...