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Vast variability in growth after rain

There was substantial differences in rainfall across the country this week, resulting in big differences in regrowth.

GRASS & FEEDING 12 August 2026

Vast variability in growth after rain

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Grass+ Beef: conditions remain tough as soil moisture deficits still bite

Grass+ Beef: conditions remain tough as soil moisture deficits still bite

GRASS & FEEDING 12 August 2026

Factories are 'using drought to push lamb prices back'

Factories are 'using drought to push lamb prices back'

NEWS 12 August 2026

Milk yield is falling, should you be concerned?

Milk yield is falling, should you be concerned?

Milk yield is falling, should you be concerned?

MANAGEMENT 10 August 2026

The Grass Week: dry farms struggling to hit growth predictions

The Grass Week: dry farms struggling to hit growth predictions

The Grass Week: dry farms struggling to hit growth predictions

GRASS & FEEDING 8 August 2026

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Fertiliser warning as lack of rain hits growth

Fertiliser warning as lack of rain hits growth

Farmers have been advised by Teagasc not to spread fertiliser until one week to 10 days after receiving rain.

NEWS 3 August 2026

Editorial: climate change is real and here to stay

Editorial: climate change is real and here to stay

Food production and farming practices are adapting in line with a changing climate.

VIEWPOINTS 3 August 2026

Maternal genetics and management key to success at IGA beef walk

Maternal genetics and management key to success at IGA beef walk

Sebena Moynaghs’s pedigree Charolais herd blows most commercial enterprises out of the water with regard kilos of beef produced per ha as well as the 370-day calving interval of the herd.

GRASS & FEEDING 3 August 2026

Grass+ Beef: tide slowly turning on grass growth

Grass+ Beef: tide slowly turning on grass growth

Grass growth does appear to be turning the right way anywhere there is some adequate rainfall.

GRASS & FEEDING 3 August 2026

Met Éireann: 'Absolute drought' recorded at 20 weather stations in July

Met Éireann: 'Absolute drought' recorded at 20 weather stations in July

July 2026 was the second hottest on record, while Met Éireann data shows rainfall totals falling well below long-term averages.

NEWS 3 August 2026

Dairy Management: rain brings relief, but keep feeding and delay fertiliser

Dairy Management: rain brings relief, but keep feeding and delay fertiliser

Despite most of the country getting rain in the past week, heavy feeding is still going to be required for at least another ten days to two weeks on farms, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 3 August 2026

Farmers 'better off doing rain dance' than burning diesel in current weather

Farmers 'better off doing rain dance' than burning diesel in current weather

Trying to spread water to make grass grow is a waste of farmers' time and just burns diesel, attendees at a farm walk in west Cork heard last week.

GRASS & FEEDING 3 August 2026

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