Soil temperatures

Grass production increased by 12% in 2025

Daire Cregg looks at the grass situation across the country for this week.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Grass production increased by 12% in 2025

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Grass growth predicted to drop quickly

Grass growth predicted to drop quickly

NEWS 1 October 2025

Dairy management: poor prospect for grass growth as October nears

Dairy management: poor prospect for grass growth as October nears

MANAGEMENT 29 September 2025

Beef Management: burst in grass growth, slurry and QA inspections

Beef Management: burst in grass growth, slurry and QA inspections

Beef Management: burst in grass growth, slurry and QA inspections

MANAGEMENT 30 July 2025

Grass+ Dairy: supplies tighten in southeast

Grass+ Dairy: supplies tighten in southeast

Grass+ Dairy: supplies tighten in southeast

GRASS & FEEDING 2 July 2025

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Above average grass growth in northwest

Above average grass growth in northwest

Ample soil moisture and warmer than average soils has seen growth rise above the long term average in the northern half of the country, while the southern half is seeing growth hit long-term averages.

NEWS 8 March 2025

11 weather stations experienced absolute droughts last month

11 weather stations experienced absolute droughts last month

The climate statement for May 2025 averaged around 56mm of rainfall, representing only 70% of the month’s long-term average.

NEWS 8 March 2025

Grass+ Dairy: timely rain arrives in some areas

Grass+ Dairy: timely rain arrives in some areas

Recovery of growth will be very dependent on rainfall, with some soils seeing a 50mm moisture deficit at the minute, writes Thomas Condon.

GRASS & FEEDING 8 March 2025

Grass+ Beef: rainfall hopefully arriving just in time

Grass+ Beef: rainfall hopefully arriving just in time

While the rainfall has been sporadic so far, heavy rain will return at the weekend, which will hopefully prevent a major grass deficit.

GRASS & FEEDING 8 March 2025

The Grass Week: miniscule rainfall lends to more field work

The Grass Week: miniscule rainfall lends to more field work

The nearly non-existent rainfall over the past week or more has allowed for more field work to be completed as stock starts to hit grass.

GRASS & FEEDING 8 March 2025

Sheep Management: grass supplies, liver fluke and selecting replacements

Sheep Management: grass supplies, liver fluke and selecting replacements

Conditions for lambing are close to ideal in allowing farmers to get ewes and lambs turned outdoors quickly, while many will happily contend with lower grass supplies than poor conditions/utilisation

MANAGEMENT 8 March 2025

The Grass Week: drier week changes grazing game

The Grass Week: drier week changes grazing game

Some weather stations have gone from recording double the normal weekly rainfall to seeing less than 20% of the normal falling in the last week.

GRASS & FEEDING 8 March 2025

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PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

Francesca Perfetto heads Bord Bia’s office in Milan, Italy, and tells the Irish Farmers Journal about promoting Irish food and drink in her country.

PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

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