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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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Farmer Writes: cows cycling and calves thriving

Farmer Writes: cows cycling and calves thriving

FARMER WRITES 29 April 2026

Egg-citing farm to fork opportunity in Louth

Egg-citing farm to fork opportunity in Louth

FOR SALE 29 April 2026

Turnkey farm-to-fork opportunity in Co Louth

Turnkey farm-to-fork opportunity in Co Louth

Turnkey farm-to-fork opportunity in Co Louth

PROPERTY 23 April 2026

Growing grass with wire: how best to introduce paddocks for drystock farms

Growing grass with wire: how best to introduce paddocks for drystock farms

Growing grass with wire: how best to introduce paddocks for drystock farms

INFRASTRUCTURE 22 April 2026

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Five step guide for reseeding this spring

Five step guide for reseeding this spring

Reseeding is one of the highest returning investments the farm business can make. Here's a step by step guide to carry out a succesful reseed, writes Daire Cregg.

RESEEDING 10 December 2025

Farms starting to move through grass now

Farms starting to move through grass now

On the back of improved weather in the past week, farms have gotten more grazing done and field work completed, writes Daire Cregg

GRASS & FEEDING 10 December 2025

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 10 December 2025

Grass+ Beef: tentative start of turn out

Grass+ Beef: tentative start of turn out

Farmers have been cautiously turning out cattle with improving ground conditions, while fertiliser should be on the agenda for many.

GRASS & FEEDING 10 December 2025

The Grass Week: wet weather continues to hamper grazing efforts

The Grass Week: wet weather continues to hamper grazing efforts

Despite us being in the latter half of February, many farmers are yet to get any stock out to grass with grazing conditions never seen before on some farms.

GRASS & FEEDING 10 December 2025

My Farming Week: James Patrick Ryan, Kilcolman, Feenagh, Co Limerick

My Farming Week: James Patrick Ryan, Kilcolman, Feenagh, Co Limerick

James Patrick Ryan has taken over responsibility of a 250-cow dairy farm in Limerick this year having just completed the first year of Teagac's Farm Technician Apprenticeship programme.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Home Farm: rain ruins spraying plans

Home Farm: rain ruins spraying plans

Obviously we have all the cattle in at this stage. The latest ones to be housed put on absolutely no weight over the last month or six weeks.

VIEWPOINTS 10 December 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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