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 ...
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 ...
Read more: Fertiliser Challenges ...
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) ...
Read more: Outwintering on Forage Crops
Breeding season has begun on some sheep farms across the country. For others, the focus is on sourcing new breeding stock but nutrition must be remembered in order to maximise the number of lambs ...
Read more: Feeding before breeding
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 has shown that ...
Read more: Sowing ‘Catch Crops’ this Autumn.
We have accumulated significantly more rainfall this January compared with that of 2020 – 80.3ml vs 55.1ml. Where winter barley is sitting in waterlogged soils, there is a threat of tiller ...
Read more: Winter Crop Update
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 ...
Read more: Understanding the Silage Test Results
Brassica crops can provide nutritious, cost-effective feeds for cattle and sheep. From leafy kales and forage rapes through to root crops like stubble turnips and swedes, brassicas are a versatile ...
Read more: Growing Brassica Crops for Grazing
As we move into February calving on most dairy farms is underway. The calving period is on many farms the busiest time of the year. With this heavy workload, it is vitally important that YOU do not ...
Read more: Managing the Freshly Calved Dairy-Herd
The housing period is one of the best time to take action against parasites.
The most common parasite groups to consider when treating cattle include:
Stomach and intestinal worms
Liver ...
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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’ ...
Read more: Planning for cutting
We are all continuously reading and hearing, more and more, over the last 2-3 years the narrative around Irish farming needing to reduce its’ environmental footprint. However on Wednesday, 9th ...
Read more: Sustainable Soil Fertility Programme
At Drummonds our priority is to consistently formulate top quality animal feeds consisting of only the premier league of proven feed ingredients.
Quality – Assured coarse feeds are manufactured ...
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The Hybrid Ryegrass & Red Clover mixture from Drummonds
There has been a lot of focus on protein use on farms in recent times, both in terms of feed product origins and the efficiency of ...
Read more: Pit Buster Pro
Enuring cows are fed minerals and vitamins in the run-up to calving is vital for both cow and calf health. Farmers should consider feeding Minerals at least six weeks pre-calving to ...
Read more: Feeding minerals to cows before calving
The benefit of liming Irish soil is well known and was one of the earliest soil management practices that farmers adopted to improve the productivity of soils. It is no different today, as managing ...
Read more: Benefits of spreading lime.
We view Liquid Fertiliser as a key technology in our toolbox to not only enable our customers to improve their farm performance and profitability; but also to meet for the stricter regulations, in ...
Read more: Liquid Fertiliser for Grassland
Harvest 2021 is coming to a close. The recent dry spells have played a key part in farmers wrapping up the harvest in a timely fashion. Harvest reports are generally satisfactory with some excellent ...
Read more: Harvest Update - September
Modern calf milk replacer formulation is becoming more sophisticated and multi-functional – so much so that there should always be a quality nutrition product available that is ...
Read more: Choose a Calf Milk for Your Specific Needs
Most spring calving herds were dried off in December. Plan to have a minimum 6 to 8 week dry period in order to maximise udder health and to have cows in good order ie: to correct cow body condition ...
Read more: DRY COW MANAGEMENT
Spring-born suckler calves will be weaned on many farms over the coming weeks and creep feeding weanlings should be highly considered prior to weaning due the reduced energy level in grass at this ...
Read more: IT PAYS TO CREEP FEED WEANLINGS !!