Normally, Tomás would house his lowland ewes in early December. However, this year he wants to keep them out for as long as possible ...

Performance of cattle grazing herbal leys and finished on herbal ley silage is “just as good” as those on a comparable ryegrass-clover diet, a farm trial has shown. The results have given the team at ...

Making hay while the sun shines is easier said than done, but for Glenhope farm manager Kayne Gardner, it’s worth the juggle.

Dr Jane Sayers, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) dairying adviser says that: “Lime is the foundation of soil fertility, grass growth and subsequently milk production.” Lime, ...

Following on from two weeks of suckler beef, this week is the turn of the dairy beef finishers; farmers who are purchasing in calves and weanlings from the dairy herd and bringing through to slaughter ...

At this year's Agritechnica, the Kverneland Group launched a dry matter sensor that determines the moisture content of grass as it is cut.

By Dr. Dwight Roseler , Adjunct Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ...

Neil, who farms near Tamlaght, secured the Castle Irvine Cup for Best Beef Breeding Heifers (Non Pedigree), and took second place in the Suckler Cow Classic Competition. For the Henderson family, who ...

In this article we feature the winners of the Teagasc FBD Sustainability Awards from many farming sectors and different ...

Finding a festive formula that provides a further income for a family farm can be a daunting prospect, but now in its fifth ...

The couple from Nullawarre in southwest Victoria received their first Milk Quality Diamond from Dairy Australia, placing them ...