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Sale at Draperstown Mart on Saturday 18th March 2023: Livestock Auction Details

On Saturday 18th March 2023, Draperstown Mart will be hosting a livestock sale for local farmers. The sale will include 12 heifers and bulls, weighing between 420 and 450kgs, from a local farmer. Additionally, there will be 5 springing heifers, consisting of 4 Belgian Blue (BB) and 1 Hereford (HER), all due on the 11th of April. All of the heifers have been artificially inseminated (AI) to a famous easy…

Silage time with Farmer Phil and the MF 2725

It’s silage time and Farmer Phil can barely contain his excitement. “It’s one of my favourite jobs, and I don’t get to do it half enough,” he says. What’s more, the Massey Ferguson 2725 is out on the draw for the first time (minus a window and some doors) and he wonders if she handle it! The first cut at silage time is action-packed. Farmer Phil sums it up: “Liv,…

Farmer Phil takes the wheel at silage event

Farmer Phil recently attended a Krone silage event day, where he was able to see all the kit working and drive a Fendt with a four-rotor rake. View the footage below. Farmer Phil’s family has farmed land in Co. Longford since 1938. His grandfather, Harry Stewart established the farm at age 19 with two horses, a cart, plough, and a bag of oat seed. Today, they farm more than 500…

Quality of silage more important, says Teagasc

Teagasc says that it should be ‘quality over quantity’ when it comes to making silage this year. This comes as a discussion on silage making was held on the farm of PJ Finnerty in Co. Roscommon. The focus of the discussion was quality over quantity. Some farmers are focusing on bulk over the quality of silage, as it appears to be their aim in order to provide enough fodder next winter.…

ICMSA urges farmers to make high quality silage

Farmers have been urged to make plenty of high quality silage over the coming weeks. According to Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association president, Pat McCormack, this comes in the case of producers who plan on carrying high stock levels next winter. McCormack says “good stocks of high quality silage are the most effective buffer against high meal costs.” The ICMSA president confirmed that many livestock farmers had already made the decision…