Paddocks

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: grazing infrastructure

In the first of a new series on evaluating spending options on dairy farms, Daire Cregg looks at the costs involved in improving grazing infrastructure and asks if it is a good investment.

MANAGEMENT 8 July 2025

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The Grass Week: rain and grass in west but no rain and tight grass in south

The Grass Week: rain and grass in west but no rain and tight grass in south

GRASS & FEEDING 5 July 2025

Growth still ahead of demand in Co Down

Growth still ahead of demand in Co Down

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 July 2025

Grass+ Beef: ample grass in northwest though pinch comes on drier soils

Grass+ Beef: ample grass in northwest though pinch comes on drier soils

Grass+ Beef: ample grass in northwest though pinch comes on drier soils

GRASS & FEEDING 2 July 2025

Grass+ Beef: curtailing farm cover after recent spurt of growth

Grass+ Beef: curtailing farm cover after recent spurt of growth

Grass+ Beef: curtailing farm cover after recent spurt of growth

GRASS & FEEDING 25 June 2025

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The Grass Week: making hay while the sun shines

The Grass Week: making hay while the sun shines

This week has seen many farmers make use of the fine weather and wrap up some additional silage or even some hay.

GRASS & FEEDING 7 June 2025

Grass+ Beef: Late first cuts and early second cut on the cards this week

Grass+ Beef: Late first cuts and early second cut on the cards this week

While some farms are tidying up the last of the first cut crops, second cut is coming in for farmers who harvested in early May.

GRASS & FEEDING 7 June 2025

The Grass Week: weed control in older pastures and reseeds

The Grass Week: weed control in older pastures and reseeds

Paddocks that are topped or mown in recent weeks may allow for mid-season weed control of pesky docks and thistles, while spring reseeds will now likely have to receive their pre-emergence spray.

GRASS & FEEDING 7 June 2025

‘Clumps of nettles don’t bother me like they used to’

‘Clumps of nettles don’t bother me like they used to’

A round-up of some of the quotes from the Department of Agriculture’s Science in Action conference.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 7 June 2025

Growth rebounds after the rain returns

Growth rebounds after the rain returns

Jessica Pollock recorded her highest grass growth of the year in the first few days of June.

FARMER WRITES 7 June 2025

Grass+ Beef: surplus begins to build on farms

Grass+ Beef: surplus begins to build on farms

Good growth over the last fortnight with an expectation that this will continue point to surplus grass being on farms, which will have to be managed.

GRASS & FEEDING 7 June 2025

The Grass Week: correcting paddocks and building silage stocks to the fore

The Grass Week: correcting paddocks and building silage stocks to the fore

While growth is holding well on farms, paddocks are getting on the stemmy side, so resolving this will be a priority for many.

GRASS & FEEDING 7 June 2025

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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