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The Grass Week: heavy supplementation still required for many herds

The lack of rainfall in the areas most affected by drought has seen huge variances in growth rates between the east and west.

GRASS & FEEDING 22 August 2026

The Grass Week: heavy supplementation still required for many herds

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Variable growth dictates grazing management

Variable growth dictates grazing management

GRASS & FEEDING 19 August 2026

The Grass Week: drought still persisting in south and east

The Grass Week: drought still persisting in south and east

GRASS & FEEDING 15 August 2026

Vast variability in growth after rain

Vast variability in growth after rain

Vast variability in growth after rain

GRASS & FEEDING 12 August 2026

The Grass Week: dry farms struggling to hit growth predictions

The Grass Week: dry farms struggling to hit growth predictions

The Grass Week: dry farms struggling to hit growth predictions

GRASS & FEEDING 8 August 2026

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Rain arrives but recovery will be slow

Rain arrives but recovery will be slow

Heavy rainfall in some parts this week will break the dry conditions but normal grass growth recovery will take several weeks.

GRASS & FEEDING 22 July 2026

Farmers 'better off doing rain dance' than burning diesel in current weather

Farmers 'better off doing rain dance' than burning diesel in current weather

Trying to spread water to make grass grow is a waste of farmers' time and just burns diesel, attendees at a farm walk in west Cork heard last week.

GRASS & FEEDING 22 July 2026

Are stubble turnips the answer to drought problems?

Are stubble turnips the answer to drought problems?

Brendan Horan looks at the role stubble turnips and other summer crops can play in reducing supplement during a drought.

RESEEDING 22 July 2026

Managing through the dry conditions

Managing through the dry conditions

While some parts of the west and midlands have got heavy showers over the weekend, widespread severe soil moisture deficits remain across large parts of the country.

GRASS & FEEDING 22 July 2026

IGA Summer tour: the O’Gormans’ story

IGA Summer tour: the O’Gormans’ story

Daire Cregg reports from the Irish Grassland Association summer tour on the O'Gorman cousins' farm in Waterford last week.

GRASS & FEEDING 22 July 2026

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficit bites hard

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficit bites hard

Soil moisture deficit figures are sitting between 30mm and 90mm, with the southeast being the hardest hit.

GRASS & FEEDING 22 July 2026

Lack of soil moisture affecting the whole country

Lack of soil moisture affecting the whole country

As the drought continues farms in the northwest and west are starting to see significant drops in growth rates but they are still over two weeks behind those further south.

GRASS & FEEDING 22 July 2026

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Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

The winner of the 2026 Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards was announced at a ceremony in Limerick, on Tuesday.

Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

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