The key messages in this week’s newsletter are:
PastureBase data for the week & Elodie Ruelle’s MoSt Grass Growth Prediction Model. A return to dry and settled conditions at last!
Grazing and Fertiliser advice as we move into early March. Begin walking your farm weekly from this week and record covers on PastureBase Ireland to monitor Average Farm Cover and % grazed.
An update from William Burchill on the Teagasc/Dairygold Joint Programme on the benefits of using LESS technology.
Grazing Management Tips on Irish Sheep farms as lambing begins from Philip Creighton in Teagasc Athenry, Co. Galway.
Spring Grazing Update from Grassland Farmer of the Year, Dairy category and overall winner Caroline Walsh.
January 12, 2021 6:30 am
The expansion of the Irish dairy industry has meant more and more dairy farmers are finding themselves either employing someone full-time, or alternatively just for the busy spring period.
Tom O’Connell, a Cork-based dairy farmer, spoke at the recent Irish Grassland Association (IGA) dairy conference, about how he prepares for the busy spring period and how he manages labour on the farm.
Tom is the labour management focus farmer for the Teagasc Dairygold Joint Programme 2018-2021, running his operation with the assistance of two full-time staff, Daniel Lyons and Dan O’Mahony.
Tom outlined the switching on for ‘