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Farm Safety Tips

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Farming continues to be one of the most dangerous occupations in Ireland. In light of this here are a couple of farm safety guidelines. 1. Pto guards. Simple advice this. Make sure they are fitted, in good condition and clipped on. And for heavens sake don’t ever go near a...
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Winter Housing preparation and feed bin maintenence

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Now that Autumn is upon us and the days are just starting to draw in it is time to concentrate on getting ready for the winter housing period. There are always lots of jobs to be done to improve housing and fix problems that made life difficult last year. Unfortunately...
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Product Improvements for Autumn 2013

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With grass supplies getting scarcer by the day we have made some small improvements to our products to ensure maximum returns for our customers. Thankfully the availability of top quality locally grown Barley has helped us to include this in our diets to provide a good wholesome energy and starch source...
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Major Mill upgrade

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We have just completed a major mill upgrade at our production facility in Castlemahon. Due to the increasing demand for our feed over the last few years we decided to take the step to further upgrade the Mill to keep us at the leading edge of safe and efficient production. As...
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Tips to maximise Mid to late season grass growth

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1 ensure a good topping policy. After grazing paddocks should be topped to remove the seed heads. 2. Measure grass on a set day every week. Looking at it from the window of the tractor is not enough it should be walked. If grass supplies are tight consider applying fertiliser...
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WInter Feed Budgeting

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While we have had a great summer so far in terms of weather, Teagasc had done a survey that shows that two thirds of farmers will be 23% short of fodder next year. With the recent dry spell and slower grass growth rates this may be difficult to claw back...
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Hay and Straw advice

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The promised rain is back again after an unprecedented spell of dry weather. With ground conditions very dry and grass growth all but halted due to the lack of moisture it is a welcome sight. The additional moisture coupled with the high temperatures should go some way to getting growth...
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Summer is under way!

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Its great to see a spell of weather that we can work around. There has been more high quality silage made to date than there was in the entire 2012 silage season. With the rise in temperatures predicted over the next few days grass growth should take off again shortly....
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Tractor Restoration

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For those that have been around our farm in Crecora it would be hard not to have noticed our International 674 Loader tractor. This Tractor was bought new by John O Connell in 1976 . Since then it has proved to be highly adept at handling thousands of straw bales,...
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Summer is here!

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After the last ten days of great weather you could be forgiven for putting the travails of the last 18 months behind you for a while. Grass growth has picked up finally and land is recovering well. Some key points to bear in mind for the next few weeks. Grass...
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