Nitrogen

Beef Management: nitrate poisoning, breeding and summer scour

Martin Merrick looks at the risk of nitrate poisoning with high growth incoming, taking caution with breeding and bulls as well as summer scour in dairy beef calves.

MANAGEMENT 20 May 2026

Beef Management: nitrate poisoning, breeding and summer scour

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Summer scour syndrome deserves more attention than it currently gets

Summer scour syndrome deserves more attention than it currently gets

ANIMAL HEALTH 20 May 2026

Brussels fertiliser action plan fails to move now on CBAM

Brussels fertiliser action plan fails to move now on CBAM

NEWS 19 May 2026

Strasbourg set for farmer protest over EU inaction on fertiliser prices

Strasbourg set for farmer protest over EU inaction on fertiliser prices

Strasbourg set for farmer protest over EU inaction on fertiliser prices

NEWS 18 May 2026

Contradiction in DAERA ammonia policy

Contradiction in DAERA ammonia policy

Contradiction in DAERA ammonia policy

NORTHERN IRELAND 13 May 2026

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Dairy management: Silage, clover and silage

Dairy management: Silage, clover and silage

Aidan Brennan takes a look at how much nitrogen farmers should be spreading for the summer months

MANAGEMENT 22 April 2026

How these Kilkenny farmers improved water quality in their local waterbodies

How these Kilkenny farmers improved water quality in their local waterbodies

These Kilkenny farmers moved water from poor status to good in just a few years, writes Teagasc’s Deirdre Glynn.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 22 April 2026

The long tail from the crisis

The long tail from the crisis

The conflict in the Middle East has dragged on long enough to have lasting consequences.

NEWS 22 April 2026

EY report puts value of NI food and drink at £7.3bn

EY report puts value of NI food and drink at £7.3bn

Food and drink in Northern Ireland is worth £7.3bn (€8.4bn) to the economy and supports 109,000 jobs.

NEWS 22 April 2026

Green watchdog wants tighter NAP rules in NI

Green watchdog wants tighter NAP rules in NI

The OEP state there are 'substantial risks' of nutrient loss to waterways outside the slurry spreading closed period, particularly in early February and October.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 April 2026

Home Farm: Choice of nitrogen

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 22 April 2026

A good week of weather at last

A good week of weather at last

After months of challenging spring weather, a spell of good weather has finally come. Growth rates are expected to rise in the coming weeks above demand, writes Daire Cregg

GRASS & FEEDING 22 April 2026

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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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