Oilseed Rape

Oilseed Rape There is still time to get OSR into the ground before it is too late. Switching to a more vigorous variety with rapid autumn development such as PT303 or DK ExStar is key when sowing ...

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Drive your animal's performance this autumn with Drummond's Feeds

From mid-June to late October, a substantial number of beef cattle will be slaughtered off grass. Slaughtering cattle at this time of year has a number of advantages including lower cost of ...

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Managing Red Clover

The inclusion of red clover in grazing or cutting leys is a step towards improving whole farm feed efficiency in ruminant production systems. Clover plants are high in protein and therefore can ...

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ADDING WHITE CLOVER TO THE SWARD

Grass and clover in combination within a mixture produce scientifically proven yield benefits versus the same varieties sown individually. White clover has been selected to withstand being grazed or ...

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Green Acres 'Mega Bite' grass seed works well on Cork farm.

E and F Linehan farm within only a few miles of Cork city centre. Based near Glanmire, the family milk a herd of Holstein Friesian cows on a liquid milk contract. Producing high quality forage for ...

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Drummonds Participate in Aphid Monitoring

The Grain Aphid, Sitobion avenae is a main vector of the Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV), a virus that can cause significant yield loss in Irish cereals. In terms of the infection of newly emerging ...

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