Drainage

Home Farm: sophisticated solar

The early closed paddocks have covers fit to graze after the long mild spell, but while the grass might be fit to graze, the land certainly isn't.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

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Just two farmers appeal GAEC 2 land rules

Just two farmers appeal GAEC 2 land rules

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 19 November 2025

Home Farm: cattle back out by day

Home Farm: cattle back out by day

VIEWPOINTS 15 October 2025

Dairy Management: excellent weather for fieldwork

Dairy Management: excellent weather for fieldwork

Dairy Management: excellent weather for fieldwork

MANAGEMENT 13 October 2025

2,000 acres of no man’s land along A5 road

2,000 acres of no man’s land along A5 road

2,000 acres of no man’s land along A5 road

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 September 2025

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Is ryegrass the only option on land that floods?

Is ryegrass the only option on land that floods?

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the issues concerning reseeding low lying land that is subject to flooding.

RESEEDING 29 July 2025

GAEC-2 appeals process is 'misguided and misleading' - Mullooly

GAEC-2 appeals process is 'misguided and misleading' - Mullooly

Midlands-Northwest MEP Ciarán Mullooly said the appeals process risked 'confusing and intimidating' farmers.

NEWS 29 July 2025

Amendments made to GAEC 2 appeal forms – IFA

Amendments made to GAEC 2 appeal forms – IFA

It is now clear that all farmers have the opportunity to appeal the indicative GAEC 2 status of individual parcels, the IFA said.

NEWS 29 July 2025

Fury over peatland appeals

Fury over peatland appeals

The row centres on a contentious Department demand that farmers confirm that land parcels under appeal have never been drained.

NEWS 29 July 2025

Editorial: clover profit index positive

Editorial: clover profit index positive

It is great to see clover varieties now going through a process to determine what clovers work best on Irish farms with grass.

VIEWPOINTS 29 July 2025

Two requirements under GAEC 2 appeals process 'not relevant' - INHFA

Two requirements under GAEC 2 appeals process 'not relevant' - INHFA

INHFA president Vincent Roddy has said that GAEC2 land parcels have been incorrectly mapped and there needs to be a simple appeals process to correct this.

NEWS 29 July 2025

New Teagasc study finds rewetting challenges with fen peat

New Teagasc study finds rewetting challenges with fen peat

Teagasc has said these results reinforce previous findings which found that there are just approximately 140,000ha of farmed peat grasslands that are effectively drained.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 29 July 2025

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