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Farmers reminded not to burn bushes by council
Amy Forde
The council said that financial support is available to farmers for biomass chipping equipment through the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS).
26 April 2025 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: variable grazing conditions as heavy rainfall hits some
Grass growth is on par with normal, but some have found less favourable grazing conditions over the past week or ten days.
25 April 2025 News
Weekend weather: warm, wet and cloudy
Met Éireann has said that the weekend will be rather cloudy with spells of showers and highest temperatures of 17°C.
Power of reseeding evident in Kilkenny
Kilkenny farmer Pat Dillon reseeds 10% of the grazing block each year and gets the benefit in terms of grass growth and milk solids writes Aidan Brennan.
23 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Beef: weather stalls the ball on grass growth
A hopefully temporary blip in grass growth should rebound next week, while conditions should also dry out stickier ground.
23 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Dairy Management: cold and wet reduces growth rates
Aidan Brennan has some advice for farmers dealing with lower grass growth rates, using sexed semen and managing calves
23 April 2025 Management
Grass+ Dairy: Rain has greened up many areas
Rain and a rise in soil temperature is pushing growth across the country, which is where more frequent grass measuring needs to come in, writes Thomas Condon.
23 April 2025 Grass & feeding
DII anticipates peak milk to be on par with 2022
Dairy Industry Ireland is anticipating that peak month volumes in 2025 may approach the records set in May 2022.
23 April 2025 News
Farm Tech Talk: ACRES rewetting, grass growth and mart prices
Caitríona Morrissey is joined by Adam Woods, Darren Carty and Aidan Brennan to answer your farm management questions and look at markets trends and scheme updates.
18 April 2025 News
Dairy management: weather changes, breeding replacements and reseeding
Aidan Brennan says that grass growth rates are variable so farmers must be taking careful action to ensure that the cows eat grass at the correct stage.
16 April 2025 Management
Beef Managment: dehorning calves, grass supplies and BPS applications
Adam Woods takes a look at dehorning calves, grass supplies and BPS applications in this week's beef management notes.
16 April 2025 Markets
Meet the beef finalists in the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards
Aidan Brennan profiles the three beef farmer finalists in the 2024 Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards.
16 April 2025 Grass & feeding