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The control of annual and perennial weeds is good practice and a useful tool for productive grassland farming. Enhancing performance through maximising the yield of grass and ensuring optimum sward utilisation, which in turn can achieve a 10:1 return on spend with herbicides. Timing of herbicide applications are paramount to achieving the best results. Applications…

Late frosts are a constant worry for fruit growers. Frost injury in crops such as Apples and Pears can be catastrophic. Traditionally growers have used methods such as lighting fires overnight in flowering orchards or irrigating to try and prevent frost damage. Trials have been carried out using AminoA bio-stimulants to remediate frost damage in crops…

Improving grassland management and pasture utilisation are key drivers of farm profitability. Given the current market conditions, dairy farmers have a huge incentive to utilise and incorporate spring grass into the diet.  Grazed grass is acknowledged as the most cost effective feedstuff available, however, it is not without its limitations and challenges. If it is not…

First cut silage making is fast approaching, especially for those farmers wanting to maximise quality rather than quantity and maximise production from forage. Reseeded swards are much more efficient at utilising nitrogen to build proteins compared to older swards, even in the cold conditions experienced this spring, many of these swards will soon be at…

Last Spring saw a lot of reseeding carried out on farms across the country, with some farmers carrying out a traditional direct reseed and other’s opting for an under-sown Whole-crop, using cereal as the cover crop. Regardless of the method of reseeding, farmers have commented about the benefit in terms of response to fertiliser and…

Many beef and dairy farmers across Northern Ireland have recently availed of a calving essentials kit supplied by Fane Valley Store to all herd keepers who order a minimum of 30 Allflex BVD cattle tag sets. Due to the popularity of the calving kit amongst farmers, the offer is being extended until the end of…

Fane Valley Stores located on the Rathfriland Road in Banbridge recently celebrated a landmark 25year anniversary supplying hundreds of agri products and professional technical services to the local County Down area. To celebrate their anniversary Mark Gilliland and staff at the Banbridge Fane Valley Store held a two-day special offer open day, providing many discounts…

Fane Valley Stores are delighted to announce that following an intensive training programme with Horslyx they are stocking the range of Balancer licks across their stores. Used and trusted by horse owners around the world, Horslyx Balancers provide vitamins, minerals and trace elements in one easy to use, cost effective lick. Horslyx Balancers are made…

Following on from the poor Autumn across much of the UK and Ireland, there has been less acres of Winter cereals established than is normally the case, and some of the drilled crop will indeed need to be re-sown this Spring. As a result, Spring cereal seed is in high demand and availability is likely…