Oilseed Rape
There is still time to get OSR into the ground before it is too late. Switching to a more ...
The inclusion of red clover in grazing or cutting leys is a step towards improving whole farm feed efficiency in ...
After what turned out to be a difficult harvest, harvest 2020 is almost complete with the exception of the remaining ...
The dry weather over the last 5-6 weeks has resulted in many farmers taking advantage of the ideal conditions to ...
Grass and clover in combination within a mixture produce scientifically proven yield benefits versus the same varieties sown individually. White ...
Why OSR ?
This year’s tillage harvest is well underway and many farmers have found huge variations in yield with one ...
One of the single biggest factors in determining silage quality is cutting date. In general, Dry Matter Digestibility (DMD) will ...
Apply a third of your N at drilling, with the rest applied at GS 12. P and K at drilling ...
Wildflowers provide a green space for fauna and flora whilst also being visually pleasing. A wildflower meadow is an area ...
There is exceptionally dry ground conditions around the country, something we are not accustomed to for this time of year. ...
Multi species swards continue to be a hot topic amongst dairy, beef and sheep producers but what is a multi ...
Grass and clover in combination within a mixture produce scientifically proven yield benefits versus the same varieties sown individually. White ...
WINTER WHEAT
For low soil N indices, a three-split-N programme for winter wheat should be followed, with the first application having ...
E and F Linehan farm within only a few miles of Cork city centre. Based near Glanmire, the family milk ...
Improved weather conditions in recent days were gladly welcomed by tillage farmers around the country. Storm Francis and Storm Ellen ...
The benefit of liming Irish soil is well known and was one of the earliest soil management practices that farmers ...
A ‘cover crop’ or ‘catch crop’ is grown primarily for the purpose of ‘protecting or improving’ between periods of regular ...
With the harvest commencing around the country, a substantial proportion of the winter barley crop has been cut, with the ...
The Hybrid Ryegrass & Red Clover mixture from Drummonds
There has been a lot of focus on protein use on farms ...
Protective Silage Covers / Nets
Poorly preserved silage could lose up to 5% units of DMD and have low intake characteristics.
Many ...
The inclusion of red clover in grazing or cutting leys is a step towards improving whole farm feed efficiency in ...
In sharp contrast to winter cereal planting from 2019 a large area of ground has been sown so far this ...
Over the next couple of weeks, weeds in pasture are set to flourish. Docks, Thistles and Nettles are often the ...
All tillage farmers welcomed the rain last weekend, however the Midlands, East and North East (NE) of the country received ...
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