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How protected urea performed for grass growth in 2024
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Brian McCarthy and Áine Murray, Teagasc Moorepark, report on protected urea use in 2024.
27 November 2024 News
Teagasc announces review of clover advice
The review of clover and more updates on the performance of protected urea in Teagasc trials is designed to increase farmer confidence in the correct way to manage clover and protected urea.
25 November 2024 News
Young Stock Podcast: less fertiliser, more clover, more success
This week on the show, we chat to dairy farmer Brendan Walsh from Co Tipperary.
In pictures: CattleEye crowned winner of 2024 'Dairy Dragons'
CattleEye, an AI-powered monitoring solution for dairy herds, secured the highest level of virtual investment at the Dairy Dragons competition during this year’s Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day
22 November 2024 News
Farmers set to be benchmarked on fertiliser surplus
Nutrient surplus will be calculated based on feed and fertiliser register and is set to be included in the next Nitrates Action Programme.
13 November 2024 News
No option but clover, says researcher
David Wright reports from an AgriSearch event held to mark 25 years of the GrassCheck programme in NI
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairy Management: what to do with high grass covers?
Even though the weather has turned a bit more wintery than it was, conditions are still excellent for the time of year, writes Aidan Brennan.
11 November 2024 Management
‘Miracle plant’ is key to organic dairy farm
In the final part of a series from the north of England, Peter McCann visits the Robinson family's farm in Cumbria
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Grass+ Beef: final furlong of grazing 2024
After a challenging year, it’s a welcome relief to get some reprieve on the weather front as grazing comes to an end.
6 November 2024 Grass & feeding
Stringent fertiliser and slurry controls up for discussion
Nitrogen, urea and slurry usage are all in the firing line as part of the nitrates review.
5 November 2024 News
Dairy Management: grazing, lime and Dairy Day
Good growth rates and good grazing conditions mean that many farms are in a position to extend the grazing season this autumn, writes Aidan Brennan.
30 October 2024 Management
Grazed forage most resilient to market volatility
Teagasc’s Dr Peter Doyle presented a cost analysis of producing feed in 2024 at a recent conference.
23 October 2024 News