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Breeding season coming to a close down under

Co Down native Zac Elkin took on the management of a different New Zealand farm during 2025.

FARMER WRITES 28 January 2026

Breeding season coming to a close down under

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Have you parasitic weeds on your farm? Could they be imported?

Have you parasitic weeds on your farm? Could they be imported?

NEWS 25 January 2026

Bantry Bay in sight of 74ac west Cork farm

Bantry Bay in sight of 74ac west Cork farm

FOR SALE 20 January 2026

Bantry Bay in sight of 74ac west Cork farm

Bantry Bay in sight of 74ac west Cork farm

Bantry Bay in sight of 74ac west Cork farm

PROPERTY 15 January 2026

Grass growth rates recover in 2025

Grass growth rates recover in 2025

Grass growth rates recover in 2025

GRASS & FEEDING 7 January 2026

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From snow groomer to slurry spreader

From snow groomer to slurry spreader

Fergal O’Sullivan caught up with Kerry contractor Donal Browne, to find out why he imported a 400hp Pistenbully snow groomer from the Czech Republic and repurposed it for umbilical slurry spreading.

FARM MACHINERY 10 December 2025

Grass growth in 2025 beats five-year average

Grass growth in 2025 beats five-year average

Average grass growth in 2025 is better than the five-year average, but similar to the 10-year average, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 10 December 2025

Farmer Writes: TB adding a layer of stress

Farmer Writes: TB adding a layer of stress

It’s something that sits in the background of every decision and adds another layer of stress, at a time when there is already plenty to think about.

FARMER WRITES 10 December 2025

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

Cows are milking well, but recent price drops are a concern, writes Tyrone dairy farmer Jessica Pollock.

FARMER WRITES 10 December 2025

Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep

Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep

Judge Gabbett said that “it is very hard to unsee what I saw here in the pictures provided to the court of the neglect of the animals”. Gordon Deegan reports.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Stocks Ag takes wraps off new Turbo Jet 10 Hydraulic air seeder

Stocks Ag takes wraps off new Turbo Jet 10 Hydraulic air seeder

Stocks Ag new hydraulically driven applicator offers higher application rates at working widths from 10m to 15m.

NEWS 10 December 2025

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

The latest news in-brief from across the farming industry in Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

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Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

Learn how Abbeyleix dairy farmer Seán Miller uses GAIN Easi Mix to drive calf performance on his family farm.

Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix

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