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Beef management: grass supplies, fertiliser and the Beef Welfare Scheme

Martin Merrick discusses managing grass amid rapid growth, prudent use of fertiliser, the upcoming closing date for the Beef Welfare Scheme as well as some key events happening this week.

GRASS & FEEDING 9 September 2026

Beef management: grass supplies, fertiliser and the Beef Welfare Scheme

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Drought effects show grass growth 412kg below five-year average

Drought effects show grass growth 412kg below five-year average

NEWS 7 September 2026

Maximise grass recovery after rain

Maximise grass recovery after rain

MANAGEMENT 2 September 2026

Housing cows in September - is it worth considering?

Housing cows in September - is it worth considering?

Housing cows in September - is it worth considering?

MANAGEMENT 2 September 2026

Dairy Management: adapting quickly to autumn conditions

Dairy Management: adapting quickly to autumn conditions

Dairy Management: adapting quickly to autumn conditions

MANAGEMENT 31 August 2026

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Deadline looms for investments in badger biosecurity scheme

Deadline looms for investments in badger biosecurity scheme

The 1,128 applicants who received approval under the scheme have just a few days remaining to complete investments.

SCHEMES 21 August 2026

Inside Dairy Podcast: planning for rain, fertiliser strategy and dairy markets

Inside Dairy Podcast: planning for rain, fertiliser strategy and dairy markets

On this week's Inside Dairy podcast, we discuss how farms in different grass situations should be planning for the next few weeks.

NEWS 21 August 2026

One-fifth of farms have less than 100 days of fodder left

One-fifth of farms have less than 100 days of fodder left

Two-thirds of farms in the southeast were on track for a fodder shortage by last week, with silage feeding still ongoing on many farms as results were reported.

NEWS 21 August 2026

Study finds what holds back NI dairy calves

Study finds what holds back NI dairy calves

Results from the study by the Agri Food and Biosciences Institute and Queen’s University Belfast have been published in the scientific journal Animals.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 August 2026

Feed management – top tips for the week ahead

Feed management – top tips for the week ahead

During the continuing drought in some areas this week, sourcing suitable alternative feeds to grass is becoming increasingly challenging.

MANAGEMENT 21 August 2026

Fodder imports a non-runner as French seek Irish supplies, Heydon maintains

Fodder imports a non-runner as French seek Irish supplies, Heydon maintains

A 2018-style fodder import subsidy scheme is a non-runner when the French farm minister is asking whether Ireland's farmers have surplus bales to ship over.

NEWS 21 August 2026

'Screamingly obvious' there's already a fodder shortage - ICMSA

'Screamingly obvious' there's already a fodder shortage - ICMSA

The ICMSA is demanding that supports and logistics are put in place to move extra fodder in the west to affected areas in the east and south of Ireland.

NEWS 21 August 2026

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Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

Dwindling forage stocks due to the drought and high dry matter maize crops, mean using an additive on maize silage is essential, believes Amanda Clements, technical business manager for Volac.

Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

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