Grassland Management

How a Roscommon family rears 110 calves around off-farm jobs

The Beirne family slaughter over 100 cattle yearly with a focus on maximising performance from grass.

BREEDING & HEALTH 7 October 2026

How a Roscommon family rears 110 calves around off-farm jobs

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How a 152-cow Wexford dairy farm made €1,294 profit per cow last year

How a 152-cow Wexford dairy farm made €1,294 profit per cow last year

GRASS & FEEDING 7 October 2026

Teagasc Grass10 celebrates its 400th newsletter

Teagasc Grass10 celebrates its 400th newsletter

NEWS 28 September 2026

Farm Tech Talk: bluetongue, TAMS and the latest on farmgate prices

Farm Tech Talk: bluetongue, TAMS and the latest on farmgate prices

Farm Tech Talk: bluetongue, TAMS and the latest on farmgate prices

NEWS 25 September 2026

Farm Tech Talk: generational renewal, livestock trade and grassland management

Farm Tech Talk: generational renewal, livestock trade and grassland management

Farm Tech Talk: generational renewal, livestock trade and grassland management

NEWS 11 September 2026

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Teagasc FutureBeef farm walk postponed in Clare

Teagasc FutureBeef farm walk postponed in Clare

The farm walk will now take place at a new time of 5pm on Friday 11 September.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Scanning 2.45 lambs/ewe in Mountbellew

Scanning 2.45 lambs/ewe in Mountbellew

A highly productive Belclare ram has underpinned a big jump in flock prolificacy, with ewes in the mixed sheep and suckler/dairy-beef enterprises weaning 2.13 lamb.

MANAGEMENT 24 June 2026

Inside the 455-cow dairy farm where everyone's finished by 4.30pm

Inside the 455-cow dairy farm where everyone's finished by 4.30pm

Aidan Brennan visits the Irwin family farm in Kilmeedy, Co Limerick as part of the Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability competition.

MILK QUALITY 24 June 2026

Roadside ragwort: who has a duty to control it?

Roadside ragwort: who has a duty to control it?

Ragwort has become more prominent on roadsides in recent weeks – but who is responsible for controlling it?

NEWS 24 June 2026

Tipp dairy-beef farm returns €74/hour worked

Tipp dairy-beef farm returns €74/hour worked

The farm achieved excellent performance in 2025, boosted by higher beef prices and increased animal performance, and generated a net margin per hectare of €1,620.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Margin of €500/head possible from dairy-beef bullocks

Margin of €500/head possible from dairy-beef bullocks

Analysis at Beef2026 showed a well-run dairy-beef system finishing bullocks at 22 months of age can deliver a net margin of over €500/head at a calf price of €350/hd and beef price of €6.40/kg

NEWS 24 June 2026

Listen to the hosts of this year's Irish Grassland Association dairy summer tour

Listen to the hosts of this year's Irish Grassland Association dairy summer tour

The O’Gormans from the Nire Valley in west Waterford are hosting this year's Irish Grassland Association dairy summer tour.

NEWS 24 June 2026

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Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

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