A new report challenges the widespread perception that meat and dairy from cattle and sheep are inherently harmful to the ...

After a relatively slow start to the grass growing season, grass growth has really taken off thanks to heavy rainfall ...

There was heavy rainfall in most parts of the country over the weekend which has not affected grazing conditions and will ...

Climate change is causing more frequent and intense droughts, affecting the quantity and quality of grass available for dairy ...

The rumen has billions of microbes that digest, meaning they break down, fibre in the grass they eat. Digestion in the rumen produces carbon dioxide and methane as byproducts. Each cow burps about 500 ...

It’s important to plan ahead for if pasture conditions deteriorate to the point of having to supplement or feed pairs in ...

Grazing at this stage is a simple shift that can drive milk from grass and reduce costs — a win for both cow and farmer. This stage lines up with a grass cover of around 2,800–3,200 kg DM/ha ...

In Spain, a special species of cow has been reintroduced to the wild to help prevent wildfires. A cow firefighter? Now I've ...

Attention must switch from cover per ha to cover per lu to get a proper grip on grass stocks on farm, writes Thomas Condon.

The cow was in great need of magnesium and ... and was the oldest of the group hence her predisposition to grass tetany. When grazing animals on young grass, magnesium can be supplemented by ...