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Beef Management: TB changes, fodder supplies and coccidiosis

Martin Merrick outlines some of the recent changes to TB testing for cows and boosting fodder supplies early in the summer.

MANAGEMENT 15 April 2026

Beef Management: TB changes, fodder supplies and coccidiosis

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Weekend weather: windy with showers and occasional clear spells

Weekend weather: windy with showers and occasional clear spells

NEWS 10 April 2026

Contending with ongoing weather challenges

Contending with ongoing weather challenges

GRASS & FEEDING 8 April 2026

Dairy Management: breeding, pre-heats and grass growth

Dairy Management: breeding, pre-heats and grass growth

Dairy Management: breeding, pre-heats and grass growth

MANAGEMENT 8 April 2026

Grass+ Beef: ground still tender but more hope on horizon

Grass+ Beef: ground still tender but more hope on horizon

Grass+ Beef: ground still tender but more hope on horizon

GRASS & FEEDING 8 April 2026

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Dairy management: grass growth rates kicking on

Dairy management: grass growth rates kicking on

When grass growth rates kick on, it means that farmers need to be quick to take action, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Muir rules out changing slurry closed period

Muir rules out changing slurry closed period

Calls for slurry spreading rules to be reviewed have reemerged this year following a dry spell of weather during last winter’s closed period.

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 March 2026

Farmer Writes: at the tail end of calving

Farmer Writes: at the tail end of calving

On paper the cows have enough grass, but they are still cleaning out the silage and grazing out well.

FARMER WRITES 11 March 2026

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

Low grass growth rates, an inability to get fertiliser applied and poor grass utilisation are all contributing to a challenging situation and forcing farmers to tweak grazing plans

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Is maize and beet necessary on dairy farms?

Is maize and beet necessary on dairy farms?

Aidan Brennan questions if forage crops such as maize and beet are necessary on dairy farms to fill the gap when grass isn't available.

SPRING CROP OPTIONS 11 March 2026

Sheep Management: sheep nitrates calculations, fertiliser and lamb turnout

Sheep Management: sheep nitrates calculations, fertiliser and lamb turnout

Projected nitrates production from sheep is now part of the new facility on MyAgFood.ie where farmers can track stocking rate compliance.

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Grass+ Beef: weather still tricky, but stock getting out

Grass+ Beef: weather still tricky, but stock getting out

Martin Merrick gives the latest on where grazing and grass growth is, as weather fails to fully settle as we approach the half way point in March.

GRASS & FEEDING 11 March 2026

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Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

James O’Reilly is a tillage farmer based in north Kilkenny, near a village called Ballyragget.

Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

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