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Dairy management: Grass shortages and reseeds

Aidan Brennan has some advice for farmers grappling with a grass deficit due to recent cold weather.

MANAGEMENT 17 June 2026

Dairy management: Grass shortages and reseeds

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Dairy Management: managing early reseeds

Dairy Management: managing early reseeds

MANAGEMENT 17 June 2026

Red clover and multispecies measures under review by Department

Red clover and multispecies measures under review by Department

NEWS 13 June 2026

Krone enters merger market

Krone enters merger market

Krone enters merger market

NEWS 10 June 2026

Award-winning Co Down farmer enjoys huge success with multispecies swards

Award-winning Co Down farmer enjoys huge success with multispecies swards

Award-winning Co Down farmer enjoys huge success with multispecies swards

GRASS & FEEDING 10 June 2026

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Farmer Writes: hopefully it's not another one of those years

Farmer Writes: hopefully it's not another one of those years

In dry weather, it wouldn't be a huge issue, but with every wet day that comes, it's getting trickier. Cattle are becoming unsettled as well.

FARMER WRITES 6 May 2026

Grass+ Beef: broken weather but strong growth persists

Grass+ Beef: broken weather but strong growth persists

The recent rainfall has halted silage but allowed grass to keep growing steadily, especially on dry farms.

GRASS & FEEDING 6 May 2026

New dairy editor at the Irish Farmers Journal

New dairy editor at the Irish Farmers Journal

The Irish Farmers Journal is bolstering its editorial team, with the appointment of Dr Brendan Horan as dairy editor.

NEWS 6 May 2026

Dairy management: Silage, clover and silage

Dairy management: Silage, clover and silage

Aidan Brennan takes a look at how much nitrogen farmers should be spreading for the summer months

MANAGEMENT 6 May 2026

Flexibility of management when it comes to clover

Flexibility of management when it comes to clover

A group fo dairy farmers from across the country met recently to asses the impact increasing clover levels on their farms had over the past five years. Tommy Moyles reports.

GRASS & FEEDING 6 May 2026

Cover per cow needs close attention

Cover per cow needs close attention

As we get into periods of high growth, cover per cow needs close attention on farms. The optimum figure is between 170kg DM/ha to 180kg DM/ha.

GRASS & FEEDING 6 May 2026

Don’t miss out on peak grass growth

Don’t miss out on peak grass growth

With the year getting off to a slow start and lower volumes of fertiliser applied, there is a risk that some farms may fail to capitalise on peak May growth and face a feed shortage down the line.

GRASS & FEEDING 6 May 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare 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.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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