Ground conditions

Home Farm: Choice of nitrogen

We had sown the new grass last September – later than ideal – but it took well and was a good dense, highly-digestible sward.

VIEWPOINTS 29 April 2026

Home Farm: Choice of nitrogen

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Home Farm: ground conditions improve

Home Farm: ground conditions improve

VIEWPOINTS 22 April 2026

Cows are finally full-time grazing

Cows are finally full-time grazing

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 April 2026

Heavy April rains hammer the west

Heavy April rains hammer the west

Heavy April rains hammer the west

NEWS 19 April 2026

Farmer Writes: drizzle and driving rain

Farmer Writes: drizzle and driving rain

Farmer Writes: drizzle and driving rain

FARMER WRITES 15 April 2026

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More rain is affecting grazing progress

More rain is affecting grazing progress

After a week of heavy rain in most areas, grazing conditions have become challenging, particularly for those on heavier land.

GRASS & FEEDING 4 March 2026

Contending with ongoing weather challenges

Contending with ongoing weather challenges

After weeks of inclement weather producers are hoping there may finally be some light at the end of the tunnel to get the lambing and grazing season back on track

GRASS & FEEDING 4 March 2026

Home Farm: dry days bring progress

Home Farm: dry days bring progress

We let the light cattle out by day onto paddocks of both new and permanent grass, again with minimal damage.

VIEWPOINTS 4 March 2026

The Grass Week: improved weather and moods as stock go out

The Grass Week: improved weather and moods as stock go out

Some much-needed reprieve in the weather has been seen in the last few days, which has given farmers the opportunity to get stock out, some for the first time this spring.

GRASS & FEEDING 4 March 2026

Grass+Beef: more hope for grazing in coming days

Grass+Beef: more hope for grazing in coming days

With an improved forecast and a longer stretch in the evening, many farmers will be hopeful to get at least some stock out on some drier ground.

GRASS & FEEDING 4 March 2026

Grazing needs to continue with settled weather promised

Grazing needs to continue with settled weather promised

After some heavy rain in the latter half of last week some farms hit pause on grazing but it's important to keep motoring through farm area if targets are to be met, writes Daire Cregg.

GRASS & FEEDING 4 March 2026

Sheep Management: lambing, marketing hoggets and slaughter suitability

Sheep Management: lambing, marketing hoggets and slaughter suitability

Ground conditions remain challenging with grass utilisation under pressure and growth rates at a low level.

MANAGEMENT 4 March 2026

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A different kind of farm visit

Organic beef and sheep farmer, Kay O’Sullivan, describes her experience of hosting a group of chefs on her farm.

A different kind of farm visit

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