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Farmer Writes: 'still wading through grass' with meal down to 2kg per cow

After the difficult summer, it is good to see the cows still getting a strong grass diet this late in the year, writes Padraig Callanan.

FARMER WRITES 28 October 2026

Farmer Writes: 'still wading through grass' with meal down to 2kg per cow

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Farmer Writes: I won't make the same mistake with my heifers this winter

Farmer Writes: I won't make the same mistake with my heifers this winter

FARMER WRITES 28 October 2026

An unwelcome visitor in the form of TB

An unwelcome visitor in the form of TB

FARMER WRITES 28 October 2026

Rural health care is a ‘broken system’

Rural health care is a ‘broken system’

Rural health care is a ‘broken system’

FARMER WRITES 28 October 2026

Farmer Writes: the dreaded herd test

Farmer Writes: the dreaded herd test

Farmer Writes: the dreaded herd test

FARMER WRITES 21 October 2026

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Farmer Writes: €2,000 won't get you much of a bullock

Farmer Writes: €2,000 won't get you much of a bullock

Gerald Potterton has limited his buyer to €2,000/head for stores, which he says is not getting him much of a bullock.

FARMER WRITES 21 October 2026

Farmer Writes: one day on strike, 11 days waiting for payment

Farmer Writes: one day on strike, 11 days waiting for payment

Farm payments are often money that farmers have already planned around. It might be earmarked for paying the co-op account or buying fertiliser for the next season.

FARMER WRITES 20 October 2026

Training completed in rodent control

Training completed in rodent control

Derek Robinson has attended a one-day course on the control of rodents around farms.

FARMER WRITES 14 October 2026

Farmer Writes: the importance of cleaning out paddocks well

Farmer Writes: the importance of cleaning out paddocks well

Pádraig Callanan writes about grass management and spraying docks on his dairy farm in Abbeyleix, Co Laois.

FARMER WRITES 14 October 2026

Farmer Writes: real-life Reeling in the Years

Farmer Writes: real-life Reeling in the Years

A conversation with a number of participants in the National Farmers' Rights march in 1966 gave a glimpse into the day-to-day of their 12-day journey writes Tommy Moyles.

FARMER WRITES 14 October 2026

Farmer Writes: 13-year-old cow takes 'one giant leap for cowkind' at hoof trim

Farmer Writes: 13-year-old cow takes 'one giant leap for cowkind' at hoof trim

Karen McCabe writes about the delicate balance between not keeping cattle in paddocks for too long and not teaching calves to sing for their supper.

FARMER WRITES 7 October 2026

A tetany victim is a bad start to the day

A tetany victim is a bad start to the day

John Egerton found the animal on the same morning he was expecting visitors to the farm

FARMER WRITES 7 October 2026

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