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Dairy Management: managing early reseeds

Early reseeds are approaching the point of first grazing now. Good grazing management of these reseeds over the coming months is crucial for the long-term success of the sward, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 17 June 2026

Dairy Management: managing early reseeds

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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

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

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

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

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

FARMER WRITES 7 June 2026

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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 29 April 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 29 April 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 29 April 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 29 April 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 29 April 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 29 April 2026

Farmers maintain grass levels with less N

Farmers maintain grass levels with less N

Based on their grass production figures from the last five years, the Low Carbon Dairy Farms discussion group has shown that it’s possible to maintain grass growth with reduced levels of artificial N.

NEWS 29 April 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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