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Forage crops – the costs, benefits and questions to ask

In this week’s forage focus we look at costs, benefits and crop choices when it comes to forage crops.

FODDER 21 March 2026

Forage crops – the costs, benefits and questions to ask

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Watercourses, buffers and forage crops

Watercourses, buffers and forage crops

FODDER 18 March 2026

Sheep Management: abortion causing agents, sheep census and storing FYM

Sheep Management: abortion causing agents, sheep census and storing FYM

MANAGEMENT 21 January 2026

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

Keeping your crop records up to date

Keeping your crop records up to date

Keeping your crop records up to date

NEWS 26 December 2025

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Editorial: fresh conditions attached to derogation

Editorial: fresh conditions attached to derogation

Each of the new conditions will require close scrutiny, and the Habitats Directive assessment would still appear to be the most onerous of these.

VIEWPOINTS 29 June 2025

New conditions for derogation farmers

New conditions for derogation farmers

Farmers in the Slaney, Barrow, Nore and Blackwater River catchments are most affected by the changes, writes Aidan Brennan

NEWS 29 June 2025

Derogation conditions: new buffer zones and cut to fertiliser rates

Derogation conditions: new buffer zones and cut to fertiliser rates

Farmers in the Slaney, Barrow, Nore and Blackwater catchments are most affected by the conditions attached to the derogation extension.

NEWS 29 June 2025

How farming was unfairly blamed for pollution for years in Waterford

How farming was unfairly blamed for pollution for years in Waterford

Despite an awareness among many agencies that there was a problem with wastewater pollution in Bunmahon, the Bathing Water Profile failed to highlight this threat, leaving farming to take the blame.

NEWS 29 June 2025

Caution urged with pesticide use to protect water quality progress

Caution urged with pesticide use to protect water quality progress

Farmers have been reminded of best practice when using pesticides to safeguard the progress achieved in recent years.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 29 June 2025

Belview Eggs rise to sustainability challenge

Belview Eggs rise to sustainability challenge

Adam Woods reports from a Teagasc Signpost open day held at Belview Eggs in Co Louth.

POULTRY 29 June 2025

Certified Irish Angus event demonstrates sustainable water solutions

Certified Irish Angus event demonstrates sustainable water solutions

The event aimed to encourage farmers to avail of funding and supports to improve water quality at local level, writes Nevan McKiernan.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 29 June 2025

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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