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Tillage Management: payments, weather and planning

Fields are drying somewhat between the showers, but there is more rain in the forecast for the coming days.

HUSBANDRY 25 February 2026

Tillage Management: payments, weather and planning

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Dairy Management: grazing, fertiliser and bluetongue

Dairy Management: grazing, fertiliser and bluetongue

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

A record-breaking winter of rain

A record-breaking winter of rain

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

Hedge-cutting season ends this weekend

Hedge-cutting season ends this weekend

Hedge-cutting season ends this weekend

NEWS 25 February 2026

The Grass Week: wet weather continues to hamper grazing efforts

The Grass Week: wet weather continues to hamper grazing efforts

The Grass Week: wet weather continues to hamper grazing efforts

GRASS & FEEDING 21 February 2026

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Weekend weather: mild, with showers on the way

Weekend weather: mild, with showers on the way

Current indications for Sunday suggest it will be a bright and windy day, with scattered showers feeding in from the west.

NEWS 13 February 2026

Weekend weather gave respite to farmers

Weekend weather gave respite to farmers

A few drier days allowed slurry to be spread on farms across the south and east, but slurry pressures remain with tanks close to full in most yards.

NEWS 13 February 2026

Tillage Management: herbicide options for when the weather turns

Tillage Management: herbicide options for when the weather turns

Tillage farmers need to be prepared for when the rain stops and fields dry out to get crops sprayed, fertilised and planted.

HUSBANDRY 13 February 2026

Beef Management: fodder supplies, calf health and lice

Beef Management: fodder supplies, calf health and lice

Martin Merrick gives some key advice surrounding managing diminishing fodder supplies and animal health this spring.

MANAGEMENT 13 February 2026

Farmer Writes: five sets of twins arrive

Farmer Writes: five sets of twins arrive

The other three sets of twins were a surprise - all twin heifers - and, to be fair, they calved themselves without any assistance.

FARMER WRITES 13 February 2026

Rainfall warning for two counties on Saturday

Rainfall warning for two counties on Saturday

There are 10 counties included in Met Éireann's latest weather warning.

NEWS 13 February 2026

Weekend weather: cold and mainly dry, with frost to begin

Weekend weather: cold and mainly dry, with frost to begin

Friday night will be mainly dry, very cold and frosty with some icy patches, according to Met Éireann.

NEWS 13 February 2026

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UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

Conor O’Sullivan, a business with Chinese graduate from UCC, has taken up the challenge of representing Irish food and drink in the UK after 13 years in China.

UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

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