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Grass+ Beef: closing paddocks as growth drops

Many suckler herds are in the last third of their last round of grazing for 2026, with farmers in lighter ground getting away for a few weeks extra.

GRASS & FEEDING 21 October 2026

Grass+ Beef: closing paddocks as growth drops

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How livestock and tillage work together on a 340-acre Newgrange farm

How livestock and tillage work together on a 340-acre Newgrange farm

SOILS 30 September 2026

Grazing conditions good as growth continues

Grazing conditions good as growth continues

GRASS & FEEDING 30 September 2026

What is the grass situation on dairy farms?

What is the grass situation on dairy farms?

What is the grass situation on dairy farms?

MANAGEMENT 16 September 2026

Inside the new 155-cow Tipperary dairy farm targeting a 40-hour week

Inside the new 155-cow Tipperary dairy farm targeting a 40-hour week

Inside the new 155-cow Tipperary dairy farm targeting a 40-hour week

BREEDING & HEALTH 9 September 2026

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The relaxed rhythm of family farming in North Cork

The relaxed rhythm of family farming in North Cork

The Dennehy Family from Kilbrin, Co Cork, is representing North Cork Creameries.

BREEDING & HEALTH 9 September 2026

Farmer Writes: ground turned green overnight

Farmer Writes: ground turned green overnight

We are still a long way from having enough grass ahead of the cows, but at least we are finally heading in the right direction, writes Padraig Callanan.

FARMER WRITES 2 September 2026

Trial and error when reseeding grass

Trial and error when reseeding grass

John Egerton and his sons are doing their own grass reseeding work this year.

FARMER WRITES 2 September 2026

Farmer Writes: only good fields grow docks

Farmer Writes: only good fields grow docks

A five-year-old clover sward continues to deliver strong yields with little chemical nitrogen, but an increasingly impressive crop of docks is proving harder to ignore.

FARMER WRITES 21 August 2026

Home Farm: the ground is too hard to plough

Home Farm: the ground is too hard to plough

Oilseed rape is the crop that over the last 20 years has seen by far the greater genetic progress in terms of yield.

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Nitrogen costs to double by 2030

Nitrogen costs to double by 2030

An economic assessment of CBAM claims the measure will hit farm output and cut Irish farm incomes by at least 12%.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Performance of white clover varieties under intensive grazing

Performance of white clover varieties under intensive grazing

Ciara Carroll and Michael O’Donovan of Teagasc review a study analysing white clover variety performance under intensive grazing, as it is implemented on commercial farm systems.

RESEEDING 29 July 2026

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Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy

Bord Bia Head of Dairy David Kennedy spoke to Julian Mellentin, New Nutrition business founder, to explore the trends influencing dairy and what they could mean for Ireland’s grass-fed dairy sector.

Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy

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