Wildflowers provide a green space for fauna and flora whilst also being visually pleasing. A wildflower meadow is an area of permanent grass where wildflowers grow – usually on poorer soils or ...
Wildflowers provide a green space for fauna and flora whilst also being visually pleasing. A wildflower meadow is an area of permanent grass where wildflowers grow – usually on poorer soils or ...
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Multi species swards continue to be a hot topic amongst dairy, beef and sheep producers but what is a multi species sward??
The definition of multi-species, is a mixture made up of of two or more ...
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Damien visits Ollie Whyte's farm in North County Dublin to find out more about being an Irish tillage farmer and he also speaks to Andy Doyle of the Irish Farmers Journal about the difficulties ...
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The dry weather over the last 5-6 weeks has resulted in many farmers taking advantage of the ideal conditions to carry out some reseeding. The recent rainfall will now help drive on these reseeds ...
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The European Green Deal sets out how to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. It maps a new, sustainable and inclusive growth strategy to boost the economy, improve people's health ...
Read more: European Green Deal - 'Farm to Fork (F2F)'
Back in autumn 2018 Drummonds introduced our ‘All Irish Beef Finisher’ coarse ration which contained ONLY Irish-grown cereals and pulses. All Irish Beef Finisher – a 12% Crude Protein ...
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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 ...
Read more: Green Acres ‘Mega Bite’ works well on Cork farm
Introducing 2 New Dairy Feeds: Irish Dairy Plus 16% & Irish Dairy Plus 18% This autumn we have gone a step further by extending the ‘Irish’ range to include two top quality coarse ...
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A ‘cover crop’ or ‘catch crop’ is grown primarily for the purpose of ‘protecting or improving’ between periods of regular crop production. Research and use at farm level have shown that ...
Read more: Sowing ‘Catch Crops’ this Autumn.
Reduced soil moisture and high daily temperatures either have already, or will very shortly, impact on daily grass growth on the more heavily stocked livestock farms in the NE, if this dry spell ...
Read more: Livestock Farms - Managing Through The Drought
Protective Silage Covers / Nets
Poorly preserved silage could lose up to 5% units of DMD and have low intake characteristics.
Many farmers are moving away from covering pits with tyres and/or ...
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Farmcal Hydrated Blend Cubicle Lime is for use in livestock stalls. It is designed to provide high levels of protection against bacteria. The blend of high calcium limestone and hydrated lime will ...
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Over the next couple of weeks, weeds in pasture are set to flourish. Docks, Thistles and Nettles are often the main contenders to deal with. Now is an ideal time to spray these weeds while growth ...
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One of the single biggest factors in determining silage quality is cutting date. In general, Dry Matter Digestibility (DMD) will drop 10 units from the 1st of May to the 5th of June. The type of ...
Read more: Conserving Quality Silage