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It has been a challenging spring for everyone, with the wet weather making it difficult to complete field work and get animals out to grass. This has led to increased volumes of slurry and depleted silage stocks. Cereal wholecrop could be considered allowing a later drilling date than cereals for combining and providing good yields…

Grass maturity has the largest impact on the feeding value of grass silage. Heading date and cutting date are the two factors which most influence grass maturity. As the grass starts to bulk up and yield increases, quality declines as the grass naturally begins to produce stems and heads. These are less digestible than leaf….

Maize areas in Northern Ireland have been increasing over the last number of years with mild weather and improved genetics seeing improved crop yields and quality. Selecting genetics that will suit your farm is the first step in growing a successful crop. With Northern Ireland being a marginal area for growing maize it is vital…

Fane Valley Co-op will partner with the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust in delivering, possibly, one of the most significant agricultural events taking place on the island of Ireland this year. Belfast will host the 2024 Nuffield Farming Conference over three days between Tuesday 19 November and Thursday 21 November. The event, which will include presentations…

Fane Valley, one of Ireland’s leading agricultural cooperatives, brought the curtain down on their hugely successful Daffodil & Daisy Cancer Charity partnership after 18 months of action-packed fundraising and cancer awareness across its group of companies. A staggering £234,000 total was raised and will be equally split between, Cancer Fund for Children, Marie Curie and…

Springtime on the farm, welcomes a new growing season, a return to field work and important decisions on cropping options for the season ahead. After making decisions on what to sow, the first thing to do is source seed. Good quality seed is the foundation of cereal production, providing crops with the foundation and opportunity…

Congratultions to the Jordon family on winning the Fane Valley Group DAFFODIL & DAISY CANCER CHARITY Land Rover Prize Draw. We were so excited to hand over the keys to the lucky winners, Kingsley, Rachel and Grace Jordon from Waringstown, pictured collecting their new Land Rover Defender at Donnelly’s Dungannon from Trevor Lockhart MBE, Fane…

Fane Valley recently hosted their Daffodil & Daisy Cancer Charity ‘Gala Ball’ at the Crowne Plaza, Belfast, with over 450 friends, customers, suppliers, staff, and business partners in attendance to celebrate Fane Valley’s 120th Anniversary as a farming cooperative and to raise much needed funds for its cancer charities, Cancer fund for Children, Marie Curie and…

The rumen plays an essential role in a cow’s digestive system. It is like a large fermentation vat hiving with microbes that break down the animal’s feed so as it can be absorbed and used for energy. To ensure the animal is efficient and healthy the rumen must be functioning well and must have a…