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The Grass Week: temporary grass shortage easily rectified

Some farmers may have found themselves under pressure for grass over the last week, but are now coming out the other side of it with improved temperatures.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 June 2026

The Grass Week: temporary grass shortage easily rectified

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Dairy management: Grass shortages and reseeds

Dairy management: Grass shortages and reseeds

MANAGEMENT 17 June 2026

Dairy Management: managing early reseeds

Dairy Management: managing early reseeds

MANAGEMENT 17 June 2026

Red clover and multispecies measures under review by Department

Red clover and multispecies measures under review by Department

Red clover and multispecies measures under review by Department

NEWS 13 June 2026

Krone enters merger market

Krone enters merger market

Krone enters merger market

NEWS 10 June 2026

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Award-winning Co Down farmer enjoys huge success with multispecies swards

Award-winning Co Down farmer enjoys huge success with multispecies swards

Winner of the British Grassland Society’s Farmer of the Year Award in 2025, James Henderson recently hosted a farm walk. Cathal Gormley went along.

GRASS & FEEDING 6 May 2026

Farmer Writes: hopefully it's not another one of those years

Farmer Writes: hopefully it's not another one of those years

In dry weather, it wouldn't be a huge issue, but with every wet day that comes, it's getting trickier. Cattle are becoming unsettled as well.

FARMER WRITES 6 May 2026

Grass+ Beef: broken weather but strong growth persists

Grass+ Beef: broken weather but strong growth persists

The recent rainfall has halted silage but allowed grass to keep growing steadily, especially on dry farms.

GRASS & FEEDING 6 May 2026

New dairy editor at the Irish Farmers Journal

New dairy editor at the Irish Farmers Journal

The Irish Farmers Journal is bolstering its editorial team, with the appointment of Dr Brendan Horan as dairy editor.

NEWS 6 May 2026

Dairy management: Silage, clover and silage

Dairy management: Silage, clover and silage

Aidan Brennan takes a look at how much nitrogen farmers should be spreading for the summer months

MANAGEMENT 6 May 2026

Flexibility of management when it comes to clover

Flexibility of management when it comes to clover

A group fo dairy farmers from across the country met recently to asses the impact increasing clover levels on their farms had over the past five years. Tommy Moyles reports.

GRASS & FEEDING 6 May 2026

Cover per cow needs close attention

Cover per cow needs close attention

As we get into periods of high growth, cover per cow needs close attention on farms. The optimum figure is between 170kg DM/ha to 180kg DM/ha.

GRASS & FEEDING 6 May 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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