Feeding Cull Cows
Cows that have been scanned as not in calf should be marked for culling. Suckler cows: If you’re finishing these off grass, consider weaning the calves early. Once the…
View Post >Dry Cow Minerals
If you’re buying your dry cow minerals now be cautious and ensure that your minerals are going to meet the requirements of the cow. Mineral Feeding Pre-Calving The objectives…
View Post >Feed Your Soils Correctly for the Best Return on Fertiliser
By Liam Stack, M.Agr.Sc Ruminant Technical Manager Buying fertiliser without getting your soil sampled and a having a fertiliser plan is like ordering feed without knowing what group of animals…
View Post >Why You Should Get Your Soil Tested with Dairygold
The Health of Our Soils By Rósín O’Donnell, B.Agr.Sc, Dairygold Agri Business Graduate 0867938408 As an industry we are striving to grow more grass in a sustainable manor. Grass is…
View Post >Benefits of Using DIGEST-IT Slurry Additive
Dairygold Agri Business in conjunction with Devenish and Gouldings are pleased to introduce DIGEST-IT®, a biological slurry additive designed to increase nutrient recovery from slurry while also reducing ammonia emissions….
View Post >Act Now to Maximise the Length of your Grazing Season
Right down we have 14% less grass on farms than we should have. If we do not act now we will run out of grass earlier than planned. We need…
View Post >Maintain Energy Intake Now to Ensure Return on Milk Solids
Milk Volume: Milk volume should decline at no greater than 2% per week or 10% per month. Volume declines of greater than this are an indication of poor energy nutrition….
View Post >Replenish Land After Taking Out Surplus Bales
Liam Stack, M.Agr.Sc, Ruminant Technical Manager After taking out surplus grass as bales, it’s important to replace what we’ve taken out in terms of N, P + K to ensure…
View Post >How To Manage Worms On Your Farm
Summer Worms Worms at grass across the summer months; Gut worms (Ostertagia) Lung worms; Lung worms can occur anytime cattle are at grass, outbreaks trend to occur when a dry…
View Post >Good Quality Silage Starts with Good Quality Grass
Testing grass before cutting for silage is crucial and has a direct effect on silage quality. Farmers should target a High Sugar content and Low Nitrogen content when harvesting. As…
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