Herd Tasks: Your weekly farming checklist

Your weekly reminder of the things that should be at the top of your farm to-do list

Contractor, Patrick O'Donovan, using a New Holland FR550, collects silage for dairy farmer Declan O'Donovan on his farm near Rathclaran, West Cork. Declan milks 100 cows and is hoping for 3 silage cuts this year. Picture: Andy Gibson.

Grassland Management 

· Continue fertiliser and slurry application once paddocks are grazed to maximise grass production.