Farmyard manure

Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

Billions of blackgrass seeds could be imported into Ireland through straw imports and are a major biosecurity risk.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

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Importing straw from England a 'very dangerous practice'

Importing straw from England a 'very dangerous practice'

NEWS 2 November 2025

Ban on spreading farmyard manure until mid-January

Ban on spreading farmyard manure until mid-January

NEWS 1 November 2025

Sheep Management: breeding ewe lambs, FECs for hill flocks and FYM deadline

Sheep Management: breeding ewe lambs, FECs for hill flocks and FYM deadline

Sheep Management: breeding ewe lambs, FECs for hill flocks and FYM deadline

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

Tillage Management: sowing, seed rates and safety

Tillage Management: sowing, seed rates and safety

Tillage Management: sowing, seed rates and safety

HUSBANDRY 15 October 2025

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Tillage Management: seed, slurry and soil testing

Tillage Management: seed, slurry and soil testing

There is a lot of planning to do at the minute on tillage farms from ordering seed to filling in declaration forms.

HUSBANDRY 5 February 2025

Buying weanlings, dehorning calves and live tech talks at the ploughing

Buying weanlings, dehorning calves and live tech talks at the ploughing

This week, Beef Management takes a look at buying weanlings, dehorning calves and previews what's on the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the National ploughing championships.

MANAGEMENT 5 February 2025

New slurry storage planning exemptions ' by autumn'

New slurry storage planning exemptions ' by autumn'

Caitríona Morrissey looks at the proposed planning law changes relating to slurry storage and animal housing.

NEWS 5 February 2025

Biogas plant approved on former Lisheen mine in Tipperary

Biogas plant approved on former Lisheen mine in Tipperary

The AD plant will process 98,000t of agricultural and waste feedstock annually to produce biomethane gas, which will be injected into the national gas grid as a replacement for natural gas.

NEWS 5 February 2025

Farmer Writes: the pigeons fleeced my oilseed rape

Farmer Writes: the pigeons fleeced my oilseed rape

Gerald Potterton farms tillage and some beef at Kildalkey, Co Meath.

FARMER WRITES 5 February 2025

Targeting the correct action in the correct place to address water problems

Targeting the correct action in the correct place to address water problems

In the last of his four-part series, Edward Burgess of Teagasc explains why 'water quality' is such a complex issue to address.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 5 February 2025

What is the reason for implementing a closed period for spreading manure?

What is the reason for implementing a closed period for spreading manure?

In the third of his four-part series, Edward Burgess of Teagasc explains how different soils can leach more nitrogen to water and what farmers can do to slow it.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 5 February 2025

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Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.

Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

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