Tedding a swath of grass needs to reduce metabolisable energy losses by 0.3MJ/kg of dry matter, otherwise it may not justify ...

Thankfully, the weather has been on our side for most of it. We took advantage of the dry spell at the end of the month to ...

As we all know, June and July are difficult months to manage grass in normal conditions, never mind when the crop comes under the heat and moisture deficit stress, like it is now, writes ruminant nutr ...

The grass was not grazed since before Christmas, so the heavy crop will take a while to get to the stage where it is fit to ...

Farmers share the challenges extreme heat and unpredictable weather patterns can present.

How temperatures of up top 30C in Ireland are making it hard for cows to regulate their body heat and what measures farmers ...

For 62 years now, dfcu Bank has positioned itself as an agricultural bank, providing tailored financial solutions, capacity ...

Meadows store carbon below ground and provide resilience to drought ...

Hector Ó hEochagáin has travelled to many a far-flung place for his travelogue series with TG4 but most recently he enjoyed a ...

Late June’s searing heatwave pushed David and Emma Anthony’s big square balers into overdrive as customers started cutting ...

Weaning should be viewed as the starting point for next season’s lamb crop, with poor ewe condition and hidden trace element ...

I really enjoy giving a compliment and will dish them out to men and women, though I’m aware that women are much more likely ...