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Dairy
€136/cow milk price gap between processors
Amy Forde
The extraordinary high milk price in 2022 saw milk suppliers reap huge revenue but extremely high costs for energy, fertiliser and feed saw much of that revenue leave the farm.
24 May 2023 News
On test: French one-pass proves itself with highly accurate metering and sowing
Peter Thomas Keaveney spent some time sowing grain this spring with the Sulky Progress one-pass drill, which was equipped with the French manufacturers serrated single disc coulter setup.
24 May 2023 Northern Ireland
Falling grain prices put pressure on feed mills
Grain markets continue to trend downwards, leaving feed mills under pressure to cut ration prices.
Clover wins Grassland Farmer of the Year title for Clare farmer
Earlier this week Aidan Brennan visited the farm of Diarmaid Fitzgerald, the winner of the Grassland Farmer of the Year for 2022.
24 May 2023 Grass & feeding
Man charged in connection with alleged theft of €28,680 worth of fertiliser
The Garda inspector said there was no objection to bail subject to a number of conditions.
23 May 2023 News
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.
23 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
Nitrogen fertiliser sales back 56%
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released fertiliser sales figures from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023.
17 May 2023 Climate and environment
Beef Management: silage quality, SCEP payment rates and Newford Open Day
Adam Woods has some tips on making quality silage, the new SCEP payment rates and details of an upcoming open day on Newford farm
17 May 2023 Management
More mowing and not less fertiliser to control grass
Ground conditions have improved nicely with warm dry weather, which is also the root of the high growths being seen in the past week.
17 May 2023 Grass & feeding
'We are being portrayed as environmental terrorists'
West Cork dairy farmers located in the Timoleague catchment area have said that they got behind Teagasc's Agricultural Catchments Programme since the time it started in 2008.
17 May 2023 News
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