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Weekend weather: unsettled with showers and breezy conditions

Met Éireann has forecast unsettled weather for the weekend, with rain or showers each day, along with breezy conditions at times.

NEWS 5 June 2026

Weekend weather: unsettled with showers and breezy conditions

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Sheep Management: BCS, weaning decisions and Teagasc conference

Sheep Management: BCS, weaning decisions and Teagasc conference

MANAGEMENT 3 June 2026

Sheep Management: faecal egg counts and the National Sheep Welfare Scheme

Sheep Management: faecal egg counts and the National Sheep Welfare Scheme

MANAGEMENT 20 May 2026

Dairy Management: what to do with late-calving cows?

Dairy Management: what to do with late-calving cows?

Dairy Management: what to do with late-calving cows?

MANAGEMENT 11 May 2026

Vet’s Corner: body condition as a silent driver of breeding success

Vet’s Corner: body condition as a silent driver of breeding success

Vet’s Corner: body condition as a silent driver of breeding success

NEWS 15 April 2026

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Focus on breeding at Newford open day

Focus on breeding at Newford open day

The event which takes place on Wednesday 22 April will showcase how heat detection aids, good handling facilities and compact calving can reduce labour while allowing selection of superior genetics.

SUCKLERS 24 December 2025

Dairy Management: how much meal to feed cows this February?

Dairy Management: how much meal to feed cows this February?

Aidan Brennan looks at the reality of feeding cows this February given the poor grazing conditions and low milk price.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on calving progress on the farm with 19 cows now calved in the last ten days.

BREEDING & HEALTH 24 December 2025

My Farming Week: Gillian Earle, Cullentra, Ballycanew, Gorey, Co Wexford

My Farming Week: Gillian Earle, Cullentra, Ballycanew, Gorey, Co Wexford

Having just recently been diagnosed with type one diabetes, 23-year-old Gillian Earle is not letting it get in the way of running her sheep flock at home in Wexford.

NEWS 24 December 2025

Clover delivers cattle worth €75/head more

Clover delivers cattle worth €75/head more

Peter Doyle takes a look back at the 2025 results from the Derrypatrick Suckler research herd in Teagasc, Grange, Co. Meath

GRASS & FEEDING 24 December 2025

Preparing ewes for housing: key steps for a smooth pre-lambing period

Preparing ewes for housing: key steps for a smooth pre-lambing period

As lambing nears, farmers are preparing sheds and flocks for housing. Good planning in nutrition, hygiene and management now helps protect ewe health and boost lamb survival.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

It makes sense to ration out how much silage cows in good body condition score get to eat, writes dairy editor Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

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Kubota’s M6001 Utility series – the competent all-rounder

With power outputs from 104hp up to 143hp, the five-model M6001 Utility series of tractors from Kubota is the cost-sensitive successor to the proven MGX range

Kubota’s M6001 Utility series – the competent all-rounder

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