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Northern Ireland
Nitrogen efficiency varies across NI dairy farms
Peter McCann
Nitrogen-use efficiency is a measure of the amount of nitrogen consumed by a dairy cow which subsequently ends up in milk protein.
16 May 2023 News
UK farmers to find sheep breed with lowest methane
A methane measurement study for UK sheep farmers will determine which genetics and feeding systems are the most carbon efficient.
10 May 2023 Breeding & health
Why are stars on my animals moving and could they move again?
Chris Day from ICBF takes a look at the issues of suckler cow indexes moving, why they move and could they come back up
How much will my SCEP payment be?
Adam Woods takes a look at the payment rates in the new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme.
10 May 2023 Breeding & health
Competition in solar market
The new solar tariff guarantees a premium of 10 c/kWh exported on top of the 24 c/kWh export rate.
3 May 2023 Viewpoints
Land prices need to be benchmarked against expected farming returns
While comparing land prices with house prices is interesting, the latter is not the most relevant comparator.
3 May 2023 Viewpoints
Beef Management: turnout, silage 2023 and fertiliser requirements
This week's Beef Management takes a look at getting fertiliser applications right, making good breeding decisions and advice on turnout.
19 April 2023 Management
Silage costing at a time of high inflation
With machinery costings on the rise over the past few years, Michael Moroney from the Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors (FCI) talks through some of the figures. involved.
5 April 2023 Farm machinery
How can I maximise my SCEP payment
Adam Woods takes a look at the details of the new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme and how to apply.
5 April 2023 Beef breeding
Farmers reminded to recycle batteries for free
Around 10% of the overall batteries collected by WEEE Ireland are farm fence batteries.
31 March 2023 Climate and environment
Beef Management: delayed turnout, scours and SCEP special
Adam Woods takes a look at calf scour advice including preventing coccidiosis.
29 March 2023 Management
Question time dominates Ennis suckler meeting
The Deparment of Agriculture held a SCEP information meeting in Ennis on Tuesday night where over 300 farmers were in attendence. Adam Woods reports
29 March 2023 Breeding & health