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Beef Management: nutrient application, lungworm risk and stretching fodder

Martin Merrick discusses applying fertiliser and slurry, lungworm burden on cattle and stretching fodder supplies this winter.

MANAGEMENT 2 September 2026

Beef Management: nutrient application, lungworm risk and stretching fodder

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Taking stock of winter forage supplies

Taking stock of winter forage supplies

GRASS & FEEDING 2 September 2026

Seven in 10 recommended winter barley varieties are virus tolerant

Seven in 10 recommended winter barley varieties are virus tolerant

CROPS 2 September 2026

Sheep Management: lamb drafting progress and straw requirements

Sheep Management: lamb drafting progress and straw requirements

Sheep Management: lamb drafting progress and straw requirements

MANAGEMENT 26 August 2026

€40/bale offered for western silage this week

€40/bale offered for western silage this week

€40/bale offered for western silage this week

NEWS 26 August 2026

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Fire engulfs rick of straw on Wexford farm

Fire engulfs rick of straw on Wexford farm

A large rick of bales caught fire last Saturday, but the Leech family, aided by the fire services and neighbours, contained the blaze.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Fodder imports a non-runner as French seek Irish supplies, Heydon maintains

Fodder imports a non-runner as French seek Irish supplies, Heydon maintains

A 2018-style fodder import subsidy scheme is a non-runner when the French farm minister is asking whether Ireland's farmers have surplus bales to ship over.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Look to local tillage when filling feed deficits, IGGG advises

Look to local tillage when filling feed deficits, IGGG advises

Tillage farmers have reported that this year's straw quality leaves supplies suitable for buffer feeding along with Irish-grown grains.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Tillage Podcast: harvest, oats, oilseed rape and the straw budget

Tillage Podcast: harvest, oats, oilseed rape and the straw budget

This week’s show is busy with a harvest report and also features information on oilseed rape varieties.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Where does the Straw Incorporation Measure budget stand?

Where does the Straw Incorporation Measure budget stand?

The Straw Incorporation Measure has been hugely successful for tillage farmers, but where does the budget lie with one year to go in the measure asks Siobhán Walsh.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Share your views: what are hay and straw costing in your area?

Share your views: what are hay and straw costing in your area?

We want to hear what farmers are paying and receiving for hay and straw across the country.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Harvest continues, specifications a challenge on malt

Harvest continues, specifications a challenge on malt

The harvest continued in recent days as farmers cut crops ahead of the showers and worked to bale straw in good conditions.

NEWS 5 August 2026

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