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So springtime is nearly upon us and now that Christmas is over its really time to look at what we need to feed our animals till we hope they go out on grass.   We are being hit on both sides with our fodder in that the volume is not...

  In response to the current fodder crisis and the tough economic times that we as farmer find ourselves in here at O’Connell Mills, we have developed a new low cost ration as an alternative choice for our customers who wish to feed increased levels of feed rather than buying...

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Following on from last weeks article where we figured out how to work out how much silage we have on farm and the likely demand for the silage from our different types of animals, lets look at a few options available to make up any fodder shortfall. Buy more silage....

It has been well documented in the past few months that the quality of silage is well back on average through out the country.  One of the main issues appears to be the low levels of protein.  Now is the time to compensate for lack of protein in silage, with...

They say that information is power and never has this been more true than today. As the winter season is upon us, forage stocks are critically low and of much lower quality than in previous years. There is a lot of talk about the shortage of fodder and many farmers...

In today’s world we often hear about traceability in Food and how important it is. As part of Irish agricultures constant improvement and search for excellence we have a major role to play in ensuring traceability through the Animal Feed part of the Food Chain. Here at John O’Connell’s when...

With winter well and truly upon us this year. Many Farmers efforts and continuing milking have hit a wall and the tough decision to dry off has to be made. Those lucky enough to have some good silage are still managing to continue on milking by feeding high protein feeds....

Thank you for taking the time to visit our new site. We are really excited about it! We will be updating it regularly with news and information about all things agriculture related....