Analysis: Here’s why you should consider wide-swath cutting and why it is better for your cows’ milk production.

Changes in silage production could help cut greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Agriculture is the largest source of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions in the United States. N 2 O is the third ...

A common fermented feed for livestock churns out a potent greenhouse gas, but scientists in Kansas say they’ve figured out an affordable way to one day tackle the problem. A team of scientists at ...

With May just around the corner and the weather finally starting to take a turn for the better, it's time to start looking ...

Dairy farmers who harvested this year’s first-cut grass silage crops early should seize the opportunity to take subsequent cuts early as well, in a bid to push up silage quality and potentially milk ...

It’s been a busy time on livestock farms, with calving and lambing finishing up on many holdings. As farms move from winter feeding systems to grazing, attention is quickly turning to the next major ...

It is well worth drawing up a winter fodder budget before heading out with the mower this month, as stocks will be well ...

Putting off the cutting day will only reduce feed quality and quantity as it will take from the yield of a second cut Farmers are being advised to stick to the cutting date of May 10-15 for 75 DMD ...

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Farmers might question whether to allow crops to bulk up to increase yield per acre, or to cut earlier and prioritise quality ...

Just as we turned a corner with weather in early March, we were faced with another challenge — the Iranian crisis led to agricultural diesel price surges of up to 48%, writes Alltech Ireland's Farm ...

Darren McMurran and his family run a dairy farm in Castlevennon near Banbridge in Co. Down and is home to one of the most ...