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Drought costing over €3m per day

Farmers forced to ramp up supplementary feeding as drought takes hold.

NEWS 12 August 2026

Drought costing over €3m per day

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Finishing off forage and market specifications key focus of organic farm walk

Finishing off forage and market specifications key focus of organic farm walk

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

Costs of drought tops €3m per day

Costs of drought tops €3m per day

NEWS 12 August 2026

All farmers urged to complete fodder budget as drought bites

All farmers urged to complete fodder budget as drought bites

All farmers urged to complete fodder budget as drought bites

NEWS 12 August 2026

Minister called on to reconvene national fodder committee

Minister called on to reconvene national fodder committee

Minister called on to reconvene national fodder committee

NEWS 10 August 2026

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Ireland's 'quite unusual' grass-based beef system focus of new European project

Ireland's 'quite unusual' grass-based beef system focus of new European project

The project, led by Teagasc, aims to support family farms by providing them with tools to optimise grass-fed dairy-beef systems.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Small incremental changes leading to big profit on Wexford dairy farm

Small incremental changes leading to big profit on Wexford dairy farm

Over 100 farmers attended Tirlán’s first FarmElevate farm walk in collaboration with Teagasc which took place on Patrick Fortune’s farm in Co Wexford on Thursday.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Why assumption is the killer of succession

Why assumption is the killer of succession

Generational renewal was discussed at the Carbery Milk Quality Award winners' farm walk on the Buttimer farm at Lyre, Clonakilty last week. Tommy Moyles reports.

MANAGEMENT 5 August 2026

Fertiliser warning as lack of rain hits growth

Fertiliser warning as lack of rain hits growth

Farmers have been advised by Teagasc not to spread fertiliser until one week to 10 days after receiving rain.

NEWS 5 August 2026

Dempsey at Large: our thoroughbred sector is many furlongs ahead

Dempsey at Large: our thoroughbred sector is many furlongs ahead

In the showjumping world, the really high prices are more likely to be negotiated privately rather than in the glare of auction ring publicity.

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

Three-week delay costs 2t/ha loss in dry matter

Three-week delay costs 2t/ha loss in dry matter

Catch crops can return benefits for water and soil quality. Neilus Noonan Slaney, catchment co-ordinator at the Better Farming for Water Programme, tells us how farmers in Co Wexford are getting on.

CROPS 5 August 2026

Watch out for lamb injection sites, says Dunbia

Watch out for lamb injection sites, says Dunbia

David Wright reports from an open evening held on the Tweed farm at Ballygally in Co Antrim

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 August 2026

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