Beef Cattle - Grass and Feeding

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Silage season hits drystock farms
Martin Merrick
First cut silage has begun on many drystock farms, with good reports on both yields and quality.
23 May 2023 Grass & feeding
Five tips for farm safety at silage time
Fieldwork is reaching peak levels and with the aim to get silage in as quickly as possible in dry conditions, safety can be overlooked.
23 May 2023 Grass & feeding
Five steps to managing swards mid-season
Swards have started to become stemmy out on some farms as the heading date for many perennial rye grass species approaches.
The Grass Week: growth kicks forward another gear
While still behind the 10-year average for the time of year, grass growth rates have pushed on considerably since the start of the month.
20 May 2023 Grass & feeding
Feeding 72% DMD silage instead of 67% DMD could save 1kg of meal a day – Teagasc
If a farmer was feeding 50 weanlings over 140 days, this would save seven tonnes of ration.
19 May 2023 Grass & feeding
Focusing on silage quality to reduce concentrates
Following grass, silage is the cheapest source of feed on most livestock farms, and care needs to be taken to ensure we optimise its value.
17 May 2023 Climate and environment
Pre-grazing yields too high for many
Strong growth is leading to excessively heavy covers being grazed, which will only further expand issues controlling grass.
17 May 2023 Grass & feeding
Thrive: when can I wean dairy beef calves?
Adam Woods takes a look at weaning dairy beef calves and how to avoid summer scour syndrome.
17 May 2023 Grass & feeding
Fertilising grazing swards during peak growth - hold off or crack on?
Grass growth should hit peak levels during the second half of May and with surplus grazing emerging, some farmers will query whether fertiliser is needed or not.
16 May 2023 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: strong growth but showers to pause mowing surplus grass
Some showers set to sweep across the country over the next week will put a pause on mowers hitting fields.
6 May 2023 Grass & feeding
Up to €135/t variation in feed prices
Adam Woods has details of an Irish Farmers Journal reader survey on ration prices last week.
3 May 2023 Grass & feeding
Top tips for managing grass quality in May
Grass growth will surge ahead of demand during May, making it hard to control sward quality. Kieran Mailey outlines some tips to managing grazing swards in the month ahead.
3 May 2023 Northern Ireland