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Thrive weekly roundup: tasks for next week on dairy-beef farms 2021-08-28

From the Tramlines: catchy weather makes harvest a challenge 2021-08-18

Watch: meal feeding update from Thrive demo farm 2021-08-14

Tullamore Farm: variation in size of Mule ewes reflected in kill figures 2021-08-15

Thrive weekly roundup: calf performance in autumn and Roscommon farm walk 2021-08-15

Controlling the cost of winter 2021-05-26

Tullamore Farm: grass growth explosion and latest bull kill 2021-06-11

SHARING OPTIONS: The Duguid family moved their calving from the start of March to the start of April. In the final instalment of lessons learned within the Farm Profit Programme, we look at matching calving dates to grass growth. In the northeast of Scotland, the programme demonstrated that the best time for suckler cows to calve was March and April, ensuring cows were rolling out to grass just as growth rates were on the rise. The first few weeks of lact...

The milking herd is averaging 24.6 litres from 5.5kg of concentrates. First-cut silage on Richard Marshall’s farm was ensiled 10 days later this year when compared with the 2020 campaign. Similar to previous years, it was carried out in two phases, and the first 40 acres was mowed down on 16 May. “The first bit was snatch and grab. It was cut one day and then was put in the next morning. It got a light bit of rain, although it wasn’t too bad. Another 80 acres was put in on 24 May in ide...

Michael Kennedy – Athenry, Co Galway There hasn’t been much rain in Galway over the past two weeks, explains Michael. However, conditions up until then had been very broken. During the month of May, over 100mm of rain fell on his farm. The kinder weather has been beneficial for crops and Michael hopes to make his first cut of silage this week. Michael applying a T1 fungicide onto his spring barley crops. His earlier planted potatoes are now 20cm in height and are coming along well. Bligh...