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My Farming Week: installing 63 solar panels on a Clare dairy farm

Andrew Killeen, a dairy farmer from County Clare, milks 110 cows on a heavy farm. He is currently installing a new solar system while also completing Farming for Water measures.

NEWS 10 September 2026

My Farming Week: installing 63 solar panels on a Clare dairy farm

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Weather playing ball in Co Tyrone

Weather playing ball in Co Tyrone

FARMER WRITES 22 July 2026

Reducing nutrient loss to rivers via overland flow

Reducing nutrient loss to rivers via overland flow

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 3 June 2026

Farmer Writes: spring arrives at last in Donegal

Farmer Writes: spring arrives at last in Donegal

Farmer Writes: spring arrives at last in Donegal

FARMER WRITES 24 April 2026

Commission approves €1.3bn for rewetting of peatlands in Germany

Commission approves €1.3bn for rewetting of peatlands in Germany

Commission approves €1.3bn for rewetting of peatlands in Germany

NEWS 15 April 2026

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Report calls for removal of river dams, weirs and banks

Report calls for removal of river dams, weirs and banks

Flood protection and nature restoration should be prioritised over farming when assessing rivers for restoration.

NEWS 13 October 2025

€600m bill for nature restoration a possibility

€600m bill for nature restoration a possibility

The socio-economic benefits from the NRP will 'substantially exceed the costs', analysts have claimed.

NEWS 13 October 2025

Fertiliser going out on drier land

Fertiliser going out on drier land

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Laois and Donegal as some farmers cautiously make it back out into the fields to spread fertiliser.

CROPS 13 October 2025

Home Farm: sophisticated solar

Home Farm: sophisticated solar

The early closed paddocks have covers fit to graze after the long mild spell, but while the grass might be fit to graze, the land certainly isn't.

VIEWPOINTS 13 October 2025

Just two farmers appeal GAEC 2 land rules

Just two farmers appeal GAEC 2 land rules

New cross compliance rules controversial with farming organisations have not seen major interest in farmer appeals.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 13 October 2025

Home Farm: cattle back out by day

Home Farm: cattle back out by day

We are not quite finished all the sowing but with the forecast so good, we are expecting to get it finished and rolled within the next day or so.

VIEWPOINTS 13 October 2025

Dairy Management: excellent weather for fieldwork

Dairy Management: excellent weather for fieldwork

With dry weather forecast for the next week, farmers should make the most of it by getting field work wrapped up, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 13 October 2025

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Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

Achieving average weaning weights of 112kg doesn’t happen by accident. For Patrick and Valerie, it starts with calf management, high-quality nutrition and investing heavily in the first 70 days

Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

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