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Sheep management: ewe condition, drafting lambs and sheep census returns

Ewes remaining outdoors are particularly exposed to losing body condition, where grass supplies have been depleted or utilisation is poor.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Sheep management: ewe condition, drafting lambs and sheep census returns

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Sheep management: breeding progress, genotyped rams and weather management

Sheep management: breeding progress, genotyped rams and weather management

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Grass+ Beef: wet weather forces majority of stock indoors

Grass+ Beef: wet weather forces majority of stock indoors

GRASS & FEEDING 5 November 2025

The Grass Week: closing up paddocks happening by default with weather

The Grass Week: closing up paddocks happening by default with weather

The Grass Week: closing up paddocks happening by default with weather

GRASS & FEEDING 1 November 2025

The Grass Week: mixed weather but grazing conditions still holding up

The Grass Week: mixed weather but grazing conditions still holding up

The Grass Week: mixed weather but grazing conditions still holding up

GRASS & FEEDING 25 October 2025

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Dairy management: back to wet weather management as rain returns

Dairy management: back to wet weather management as rain returns

Heavy rain over almost all of the country over the weekend has made grazing conditions more difficult on heavier soils, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 20 September 2025

Dairy Management: getting lime spread in good weather

Dairy Management: getting lime spread in good weather

Aidan Brennan says that the good weather is a great opportunity to get lime spread on paddocks that need it in good conditions.

MANAGEMENT 20 September 2025

Dairy Management: heavy rains hampers autumn grazing plans

Dairy Management: heavy rains hampers autumn grazing plans

Widespread heavy rain towards the end of last week and into the weekend called a halt to autumn grazing for many farmers on heavier land writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 20 September 2025

Grass growth predicted to drop quickly

Grass growth predicted to drop quickly

Daire Cregg takes a look at the current grass situation on farms in Ireland.

NEWS 20 September 2025

Grass+ Beef: growth and utilisation set to drop

Grass+ Beef: growth and utilisation set to drop

Shorter days are leading to falling growth rates, while the return of wetter weather is seeing dry matter and utilisation fall also.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 September 2025

The Grass Week: improved underfoot conditions hopefully lead to extended grazing

The Grass Week: improved underfoot conditions hopefully lead to extended grazing

The drier weather the last few days has been a godsend to farms that had been looking at housing stock due to poor grazing conditions.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 September 2025

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficits reach saturation for many

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficits reach saturation for many

After another wet week, all but the driest farms in the south and south east are struggling with wet soils.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 September 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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