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'Would we welcome a drop of rain? Absolutely'

IFA county chairs have reported a divide in conditions, with farmers in Munster already buffer feeding and facing water-supply problems.

NEWS 22 July 2026

'Would we welcome a drop of rain? Absolutely'

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Lack of soil moisture affecting the whole country

Lack of soil moisture affecting the whole country

GRASS & FEEDING 22 July 2026

Grass+ Beef: farms under serious pressure for grass supply

Grass+ Beef: farms under serious pressure for grass supply

GRASS & FEEDING 22 July 2026

Beef Management: autumn reseeding, managing grass and drafting cattle

Beef Management: autumn reseeding, managing grass and drafting cattle

Beef Management: autumn reseeding, managing grass and drafting cattle

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Total grass grown down 9% on 2025

Total grass grown down 9% on 2025

Total grass grown down 9% on 2025

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 July 2026

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My Farming Week: Alan Flatley, Glann, Kilkelly, Co Mayo

My Farming Week: Alan Flatley, Glann, Kilkelly, Co Mayo

Alan Flatley farms with his father Eugene in east Mayo where they run a suckler herd and store heifers. They've been making the most of the weather and are heading for Croke Park on Sunday.

NEWS 17 July 2026

Grazing and feed management during a drought

Grazing and feed management during a drought

With most of the country now affected by the ongoing drought, Joe Patton and Michael O'Donovan look at what farmers can do to manage grass and feed over the coming weeks.

MANAGEMENT 17 July 2026

Weather playing ball in Co Tyrone

Weather playing ball in Co Tyrone

Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock is making the most of the dry conditions

FARMER WRITES 17 July 2026

AI able to spot troublesome docks

AI able to spot troublesome docks

Co Tyrone farmer David Clarke has had a new spot sprayer treating docks on his farm

FARMER WRITES 17 July 2026

How succession helped transform the O'Gorman family farm

How succession helped transform the O'Gorman family farm

A crowd of over 600 turned out to the Irish Grassland’s summer tour in the Nire Valley of West Waterford on Tuesday to hear O’ Gorman family story, Daire Cregg reports.

NEWS 17 July 2026

The Grass Week: further lack of rain spells trouble for some

The Grass Week: further lack of rain spells trouble for some

Farmers in the east and south - and to a lesser extent in the west and north - will come under significant pressure now with a further lack of rain on the horizon.

GRASS & FEEDING 17 July 2026

Dairygold and Teagasc team up to support profitable sustainable dairy farming

Dairygold and Teagasc team up to support profitable sustainable dairy farming

Over four years, the programme will support improvements for Dairygold suppliers in areas such as grass utilisation, milk solids production, breeding performance, fertility and profitability.

NEWS 17 July 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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