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Grass+ Beef: tentative start of turn out

Farmers have been cautiously turning out cattle with improving ground conditions, while fertiliser should be on the agenda for many.

GRASS & FEEDING 4 March 2026

Grass+ Beef: tentative start of turn out

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Grass+ Beef: grazing a pipe dream for many until conditions improve

Grass+ Beef: grazing a pipe dream for many until conditions improve

GRASS & FEEDING 18 February 2026

Grass+ Beef: slurry on the mind of many amid wet conditions

Grass+ Beef: slurry on the mind of many amid wet conditions

GRASS & FEEDING 11 February 2026

Clover delivers cattle worth €75/head more

Clover delivers cattle worth €75/head more

Clover delivers cattle worth €75/head more

GRASS & FEEDING 4 February 2026

No big reduction in milk replacer costs

No big reduction in milk replacer costs

No big reduction in milk replacer costs

CALVES 18 January 2026

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The Grass Week: wintry conditions persist for grazing forage crops

The Grass Week: wintry conditions persist for grazing forage crops

While grazing grass paddocks has all but ended, farmers are now looking into grazing of forage crops, with the recent weather not being ideal for this.

GRASS & FEEDING 25 October 2025

Grass+ Beef: heavy rain in south and east to end grazing

Grass+ Beef: heavy rain in south and east to end grazing

Heavy rainfall over the next few days looks set to end the last bit of grazing for many farmers, particularly in Munster and south Leinster.

GRASS & FEEDING 25 October 2025

The Grass Week: muggy and wet weather not ideal for grazing or housing

The Grass Week: muggy and wet weather not ideal for grazing or housing

While the weather outside is too wet for many to be grazing, it is leading to muggy conditions indoors for housed stock.

GRASS & FEEDING 25 October 2025

Grass+ Beef: wet weather forces majority of stock indoors

Grass+ Beef: wet weather forces majority of stock indoors

Wetter weather again over the last week has seen the majority of older cattle housed on farms across the country, with only weanlings left out for many.

GRASS & FEEDING 25 October 2025

The Grass Week: closing up paddocks happening by default with weather

The Grass Week: closing up paddocks happening by default with weather

The recent turn in weather has resulted in many farmers housing all or some of their stock, as conditions just prove too challenging.

GRASS & FEEDING 25 October 2025

Top five tips on ad-lib feeding

Top five tips on ad-lib feeding

Adam Woods takes a look at some tips around ad-lib feeding of meals this winter.

GRASS & FEEDING 25 October 2025

The Grass Week: mixed weather but grazing conditions still holding up

The Grass Week: mixed weather but grazing conditions still holding up

While there have been some heavy showers over the last few days, the majority of farmers are still at grass with both beef and dairy stock.

GRASS & FEEDING 25 October 2025

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