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Tillage
Timely management of Waterford crops reduces stress
Siobhán Walsh
From timing of fungicides to aphicides it was all up for discussion in Waterford last week, writes Siobhán Walsh.
Timely management of Waterford crops reduces stress
 
 
Are you feeding your crops and maximising yields?
Tillage
Are you feeding your crops and maximising yields?
Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat
Tillage
Targeting fungicides to leaves in winter wheat
Crop diseases: a quick guide
Tillage
Crop diseases: a quick guide
TAMS top spends: how to utilise TAMS III on different budgets
Buildings
TAMS top spends: how to utilise TAMS III on different budgets
TOOLS & CALCULATORS


BEEF
Five-star weanlings worth up to €500/hd more
Breeding
Five-star weanlings worth up to €500/hd more
Analysis of weanlings sold in 2025 shows five star genetics delivering heavier and higher value weanlings, while five star dams had a shorter calving interval
DAIRY
What is causing cows to cough?
Animal health
What is causing cows to cough?
In this article by Animal Health Ireland specialists, the common causes and cures for coughing cows is explored.
SHEEP
ANIMAL HEALTH


TILLAGE
Timely management of Waterford crops reduces stress
Fungicides
Timely management of Waterford crops reduces stress
From timing of fungicides to aphicides it was all up for discussion in Waterford last week, writes Siobhán Walsh.
MACHINERY
Brand new silage extravaganza set for April
Silage
Brand new silage extravaganza set for April
Grass 2026 is a brand new live grass harvesting event hosted by the Irish Farmers Journal, set to take place on Wednesday 29 April, at Cuffesgrange, Co Kilkenny.
BUILDINGS
TAMS top spends: how to utilise TAMS III on different budgets
Fencing
TAMS top spends: how to utilise TAMS III on different budgets
Martin Merrick looks at some of the key items farmers should look towards regarding TAMS aid under various different farm budgets.
FARM SAFETY
Methane-reducing feed additives and TB included in €37.5m research funding
Farm safety
Methane-reducing feed additives and TB included in €37.5m research funding
The €37.5m in funding will support a number of research projects around Ireland covering areas such as agri food, forestry and bioeconomy as a result of the 2025 thematic research call.


VIDEOS


FARM PROGRAMMES
Breeding in full swing on Tullamore Farm
Breeding & health
Breeding in full swing on Tullamore Farm
Cathal Gormley caught up with Shaun Diver on Tullamore Farm to see how the improvement in weather has boosted grass growth and with breeding season now in full swing.
From the Tramlines: spraying, sowing and a drop of rain
From the Tramlines
From the Tramlines: spraying, sowing and a drop of rain
Farmers in Dublin, Tyrone and Cork are extremely busy planting and spraying writes Siobhán Walsh.
From the Tramlines: spraying, sowing and a drop of rain
From the Tramlines
From the Tramlines: you can see the crops growing this week
Farmers on From the Tramlines are still sowing on land that needed to dry out, but most are up to date on winter crop management, writes Siobhán Walsh.
Steers average 372kg dead and heifers 331kg in Newford Farm
News
Steers average 372kg dead and heifers 331kg in Newford Farm
The increase of 25kg in heifer carcase weights and 19kg in steer carcase weights, compared to 2025, helped capitalise on a significant increase in farmgate beef prices.
Optimise wild oat control in spring barley with Axial Pro SPONSORED
Optimise wild oat control in spring barley with Axial Pro
Axial Pro is the leading wild oat herbicide in spring barley, and has been for many years.
Small number of pig and poultry farmers deliver big outputSPONSORED
Small number of pig and poultry farmers deliver big output
Shauna Jager studied food and agribusiness management in UCD, graduating in 2022, and worked in New Zealand for a year before joining Bord Bia’s graduate programme.
New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farmSPONSORED
New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm
Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.
A different kind of farm visitSPONSORED
A different kind of farm visit
Organic beef and sheep farmer, Kay O’Sullivan, describes her experience of hosting a group of chefs on her farm.