The following are the reports of outgoing chairperson Aidan Heron and Secretary PJ Ryan to the recent Leitrim Ladies GFA Convention which was held on Sunday Dec.
April 17, 2021, 3:00 pm
The preparation for first-cut silage is beginning on some farms. It is important that, with the rising costs of getting the grass into the pit or baled, the quality of silage produced is of appropriate value for money.
We are now at the stage where we should be applying fertiliser and getting our slurry out, in preparation for the silage growing season.
The target for all farmers should be to make 75% DMD (Dry Matter Digestibility) silage this summer.
The closer the DMD figure can get to 75%, the better silage utilisation, and ultimately this will lead to better weight-gains from your cattle.