Catch Crops By Jack Doherty The success of Catch or Cover crops is mainly based off the sowing date and establishment rate. Drilling the catch crop as soon after harvest as possible will give the crop its very best chance. The benefit of sowing cover crops can be seen at many angles: · Improving soil […]
Finishing Cattle at Grass by Mark Flannery B Agr. Sc CSO figures show slaughter numbers for the first quarter of 2023 vs 2022 are down by approx. 0.5%, some interesting stats show how cattle slaughtering’s increased in January by 6.5%, February by 2%, with a contraction for March of 5% and April of 16%. This
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Importance of Creeping Lambs  by Jack Doherty It is well established that by creep feeding Lambs concentrates increases lamb performance and reduces slaughter age on lambs. Lamb creep should be offered to lambs when they are 2 to 3 weeks old. They need to be taking in their own feed on top of the Ewes
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Feeding Ewes around Lambing by Jack Doherty Ewes should have adequate floor, trough and feed barrier space at all times and access to clean water. Thin ewes need to be separated now and fed additionally, as they will not be able to maintain condition while producing milk when they lamb down. It’s important to remember
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How Much Concentrates To Feed Your Cows by Mark Flannery It’s that time of year again when our dairy farmers are entering the busy season of calving and decisions have to be made on what to feed the cow and how much. The answer will vary from farm to farm as cow condition, calving stress,
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Silage Testing By Diarmuid Guinan Silage testing can be one of the most important tasks carried out before housing animals for the winter. The nutritional results such as Crude Protein, Dry Matter, Metabolizable Energy and Ash can be taken from the silage result. As well as this the sample can be sent for mineral analysis
Calf Milk Replacer, what should you feed this Spring? By Mark Flannery & Willie Boland The first six months of a calf’s life is crucial, it is 8% of its total life but during that time the calf reaches 25% of its total adult weight. Sexual maturity in female calves is directly linked to the
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Animal Feed Additive Range With current fodder and concentrate prices, there has never been a more important time to have the animals’ rumen running smoothly as every kg of live weight is essential. Liffey Mills have two completely unique and exclusive feed additives included in our premium range of feeds. Both additives are formulated to
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Pre-Calving Mineral Range With the current price of milk it’s most likely the dry period will be shorter on many farms this winter than before. With this in mind, now is the time to assess your dry cow needs in terms of minerals. A hugely important spend on any farm but often an underestimated one
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