Grassland management

Quality cattle marry with high CBV in Laois

Laois suckler farmer Thomas Carroll won Ashbourne Meats suckler farmer finisher Beef Quality Award last year, with the quality of cattle on display showing why he was a worthy winner.

BREEDING & HEALTH 13 May 2026

Quality cattle marry with high CBV in Laois

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Sheep management: creep feeding and potential hogget price deductions

Sheep management: creep feeding and potential hogget price deductions

MANAGEMENT 6 May 2026

Beef management: managing grass, worming and weaning dairy beef calves

Beef management: managing grass, worming and weaning dairy beef calves

MANAGEMENT 29 April 2026

Using the Pasture Profit Index to choose seed mixtures

Using the Pasture Profit Index to choose seed mixtures

Using the Pasture Profit Index to choose seed mixtures

RESEEDING 28 March 2026

Be ready to turnout once conditions allow

Be ready to turnout once conditions allow

Be ready to turnout once conditions allow

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

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Sticking with sheep on the Dingle peninsula

Sticking with sheep on the Dingle peninsula

Michael Fitzgerald operates a mixed upland sheep and store-to-beef enterprise at the foothills of the Conor Pass on the Dingle Peninsula.

MANAGEMENT 1 October 2025

Agri jobs: three farm assistants sought on Limerick dairy farm

Agri jobs: three farm assistants sought on Limerick dairy farm

There are a mix of farm assistant and managing partner roles available on dairy farms.

L2 1 October 2025

Is grazing really possible at the moment?

Is grazing really possible at the moment?

The simple answer is yes; grazing is possible but proceed with care. Make use of opportunity windows when they present themselves through good grassland management, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 1 October 2025

New equine grazing system has big benefits

New equine grazing system has big benefits

What could be the benefits of adopting an holisitc grazing system for horses? Helen Sharp ask the question and discovers nature’s patterns are the most reliable guide to sustainable grazing.

BREEDING 1 October 2025

Cutting costs at the forefront of IGA conference

Cutting costs at the forefront of IGA conference

With margins set to be tight in 2026, finding opportunities to reduce all costs on the farm will be important to get through the year. That was one of the key message at the IGA dairy conference

MANAGEMENT 1 October 2025

Beef Management: SCEP sales, grassland management and ration

Beef Management: SCEP sales, grassland management and ration

Martin Merrick runs through some of the management tasks on the minds of beef farmers this week.

MANAGEMENT 1 October 2025

Family farming at its best in Co Monaghan

Family farming at its best in Co Monaghan

The McElroy family from Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan are representing Lakeland Dairies.

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 October 2025

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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