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My Farming Week: installing 63 solar panels on a Clare dairy farm

Andrew Killeen, a dairy farmer from County Clare, milks 110 cows on a heavy farm. He is currently installing a new solar system while also completing Farming for Water measures.

NEWS 10 September 2026

My Farming Week: installing 63 solar panels on a Clare dairy farm

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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

The Grass Week: change of tact needed for autumn grazing management

The Grass Week: change of tact needed for autumn grazing management

GRASS & FEEDING 5 September 2026

Western dairy farmers say there’s no such thing as having too much fodder

Western dairy farmers say there’s no such thing as having too much fodder

Western dairy farmers say there’s no such thing as having too much fodder

NEWS 3 September 2026

Farmer Writes: getting cows and calves ready for this week's TB test

Farmer Writes: getting cows and calves ready for this week's TB test

Farmer Writes: getting cows and calves ready for this week's TB test

FARMER WRITES 2 September 2026

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Beef Management: nutrient application, lungworm risk and stretching fodder

Beef Management: nutrient application, lungworm risk and stretching fodder

Martin Merrick discusses applying fertiliser and slurry, lungworm burden on cattle and stretching fodder supplies this winter.

MANAGEMENT 26 August 2026

Editorial: drought gone but fodder issues remain

Editorial: drought gone but fodder issues remain

If you have to source fodder, doing so as locally as possible makes sense.

VIEWPOINTS 26 August 2026

Farm Tech Talk: changing land use, BVD numbers and fodder budgets

Farm Tech Talk: changing land use, BVD numbers and fodder budgets

Tune into a jam-packed Farm Tech Talk this week, where the panel looks at land use in Ireland, the number of BVD-positive calves and more.

NEWS 26 August 2026

ICMSA matching farmers with fodder to those looking for supplies

ICMSA matching farmers with fodder to those looking for supplies

The ICMSA is calling on farmers with fodder supplies they are looking to sell to make contact so that they can be matched with buyers.

NEWS 26 August 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: no spare fodder in the west

Inside the Farmers Journal: no spare fodder in the west

Declan O’Brien joins us this week to discuss the fodder shortages in the southeast and explains why western fodder won’t be available to be transported to drought-stricken areas.

NEWS 26 August 2026

No spare fodder in west

No spare fodder in west

Sizeable surpluses of fodder are not available on farms in the west, regional farm leaders maintained.

NEWS 26 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 26 August 2026

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How one Waterford family found certainty through solar

For the O'Regan family in Waterford, investing in solar wasn't about leaving farming behind – it was about securing the future of the family farm.

How one Waterford family found certainty through solar

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