Martin Merrick

mmerrick@farmersjournal.ie

How to calculate your soiled water storage requirements

Martin Merrick outlines some of the key figures and dates that farmers should be mindful of when it comes to soiled water storage as well as how to calculate your requirements.

FARM BUILDINGS 7 June 2026

How to calculate your soiled water storage requirements

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Focus intro: difficult time to invest in storage

Focus intro: difficult time to invest in storage

SLURRY 3 June 2026

Sticking to specs with your TAMS meal bin

Sticking to specs with your TAMS meal bin

INFRASTRUCTURE 3 June 2026

Calculating costs on roofing open tanks

Calculating costs on roofing open tanks

Calculating costs on roofing open tanks

BUILDINGS 3 June 2026

Grass+ Beef: broken weather but strong growth persists

Grass+ Beef: broken weather but strong growth persists

Grass+ Beef: broken weather but strong growth persists

GRASS & FEEDING 3 June 2026

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The Grass Week: controlling cover is name of the game

The Grass Week: controlling cover is name of the game

With growth having taken off in the last 10 days or so and looking good for the week ahead, controlling cover is the main priority on farms.

GRASS & FEEDING 25 May 2026

Just under half of tranche 10 applications approved to date

Just under half of tranche 10 applications approved to date

Tranche 10, which closed for applications close on five months ago, has seen just under half of applications approved to date.

BUILDINGS 25 May 2026

Concrete costs a cause for concern for many

Concrete costs a cause for concern for many

Martin Merrick looks at what is driving concrete costs, and who are some of the key players involved in the industry.

BUILDINGS 25 May 2026

MartBids Database: bulls take heavy price cuts

MartBids Database: bulls take heavy price cuts

Martin Merrick looks at the MartBids figures this week, where further price cuts have hit all stock, with bull weanlings taking the brunt of it.

MARKETS 25 May 2026

Beef Management: fertilising for second cut, mowing out surplus and heat stress

Beef Management: fertilising for second cut, mowing out surplus and heat stress

Martin Merrick discusses getting the right fertiliser out for second cut grass, keeping paddocks in check through mowing out surplus and managing cattle in hot weather.

MANAGEMENT 25 May 2026

Grass+ Beef: mowing out surplus to keep grass under control

Grass+ Beef: mowing out surplus to keep grass under control

Many farmers this week have had to mow out surplus grass to try and get a handle on farm covers, as growth pushes on.

GRASS & FEEDING 25 May 2026

Young Stock Podcast: real farming life with Annie McGuinness and Grá

Young Stock Podcast: real farming life with Annie McGuinness and Grá

On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Annie McGuinness joins Martin Merrick to talk about her rising social media following, the positives and negatives and her involvement with Cooley sheep breeders.

PODCAST 25 May 2026

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'For many of the children, it was their first time on a farm'

Wicklow dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

'For many of the children, it was their first time on a farm'

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