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Seaside second block gets major infrastructure upgrade
Martin Merrick
Chris Tuffy spent much of 2024 upgrading facilities on his second rented milking platform along the Sligo coast.
23 April 2025 Infrastructure
Seeing double with two underpasses in Cork
The O’Sullivans recently completed work on not one but two underpasses on their West Cork dairy farm. Martin Merrick reports.
23 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Beef: weather stalls the ball on grass growth
A hopefully temporary blip in grass growth should rebound next week, while conditions should also dry out stickier ground.
Is it a wise time to invest in infrastructure?
Does it make sense now, with high commodity prices, to return that money back in to the business through developments of infrastructure? Martin Merrick attempts to answer such.
23 April 2025 Infrastructure
The Grass Week: critical time for grass management
Fluctuating growth rates are having opposite effects on farms, with some still tight for grass while others will need to take out surplus.
19 April 2025 Grass & feeding
My Farming Week: Muireann Devaney, Mulkaun, Co Leitrim
Between college, placement, farming at home and her sporting commitments to the Leitrim ladies and Sligo Rovers, there's rarely and idle moment with Muireann Devaney.
16 April 2025 News
Farm buildings forum updates on reference cost review and slurry storage costs
Though reference costs are not where they should be since TAMS III opened over two years ago, an ongoing review has been confirmed again by the Department of Agriculture.
16 April 2025 Schemes
Grass+ Beef: growth and mood lifts
Growth has taken a nice lift in the last week or 10 days, with the sprinkle of rainfall helping matters.
16 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Reinvesting in suckler facilities as prices remain strong
Suckler farmers are achieving prices that they never have before, so it might be an apt time to reinvest back in to the business with additional facilities.
9 April 2025 Management
Grass+ Beef: grass still on the tight side for many
While grazing conditions are still excellent and growth is increasing, a lot of farmers are yet to turn all stock to grass.
9 April 2025 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: growth kicks into gear for second round
Growth has finally taken a turn and is more back in line with the norm of the five-year average for this time of the year.
5 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Small but mighty in suckler heartland
Despite it being a compact holding, Cathal Irwin isn’t letting his small farm size hold him back in terms of performance, writes Martin Merrick.
2 April 2025 Beef breeding