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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. ....
SHARING OPTIONS: A range of issues across the farming sectors were highlighted at IFA meetings over the last week. \ Ramona Farrelly Ahead of its AGM on Thursday, the IFA held four regional meetings where farmers asked questions of IFA president Tim Cullinan and director of policy/chief economist Tadhg Buckley. Armchair farmers, convergence, designated land, the Sheep Welfare Scheme and carbon sequestration were all issues raised by farmers. Here’s what they said. Payments and convergence Henry Burns said: “In 2005, a typical suckler farmer on 100 acres had €20,000 in basic payments and €9,000 in REPS. That’s now shrunk to €14,000 and €5,000 maximum from GLAS. That’s the gap that needs to be filled in CAP payments, the marketplace isn’t filling it in any way.” Tim Mulcahy said that “convergence is robbery” and urged the IFA to fight continued convergence. ....
The key messages in this week’s newsletter are: PastureBase data for the week & Elodie Ruelle’s MoSt Grass Growth Prediction Model. Soil temperatures rising however heavy rainfall on the forecast. Time to walk your farm and establish Opening Average Farm Cover and complete a Spring rotation planner. The Grass10 team and PastureBase will host a webinar titled “Getting Familiar with PastureBase Ireland” on Thursday 4 th February at 7pm. For more information and to register, visit teagasc.ie/grass10 Nitrogen Action Plan for dry and heavy farms for Spring 2021. Advice for maximising the response to nitrogen applied in the Spring. ....
19 January 2021 Type Event Proceeding The live webinar at which 15 finalists of the Grassland Farmer of the Year competition were profiled, category winners and the overall winner announced On Tuesday, 19 January, the Grassland Farmer of the Year Awards Ceremony took place as a live webinar. During this live webinar, the 15 finalists were profiled and winners of each category along with the overall winner were announced. Caroline Walsh from Ballinascarthy, Co. Cork was announced as the Overall Winner of the Grassland Farmer of the Year 2020. ....