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English hay prices go into orbit

A combination of scorching weather, abysmal grass growth and collapsed yields from this year’s hay crops have pushed prices in England to record levels.

NEWS 28 September 2025

English hay prices go into orbit

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Farmer Writes: waterfall in a feed passage

Farmer Writes: waterfall in a feed passage

FARMER WRITES 10 September 2025

Hackett's twist on outwintering

Hackett's twist on outwintering

NEWS 13 August 2025

Straw market starts out strongly

Straw market starts out strongly

Straw market starts out strongly

NEWS 16 July 2025

Home Farm: breathtaking cost of store cattle

Home Farm: breathtaking cost of store cattle

Home Farm: breathtaking cost of store cattle

VIEWPOINTS 16 July 2025

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Farmer Writes: all cows calved

Farmer Writes: all cows calved

It took longer than expected for our last two cows to finally calve, and while we were tempted to leave them outdoors for calving, with the hot weather we didn’t want to end up with overheated calves.

FARMER WRITES 18 June 2025

Share your views: how much is hay and straw making in your area?

Share your views: how much is hay and straw making in your area?

Fill out the form in the story and tell us how much you paid or received for this year's hay and straw.

NEWS 18 June 2025

Fire crews called to deal with hay bale fire in Monaghan

Fire crews called to deal with hay bale fire in Monaghan

Fire appliances from both Castleblayney and Carrickmacross fire service were deployed on Sunday 13 July to a tractor and trailer hauling the large bales of hay.

NEWS 18 June 2025

Department issues forest fire warning as 4,300ha already left scorched this year

Department issues forest fire warning as 4,300ha already left scorched this year

Temperatures are forecast to hit 30°C in many parts of the country over the coming weekend and the Department has warned the public of the dangers associated with starting fires.

NEWS 18 June 2025

Farmer Writes: unexpected visitors

Farmer Writes: unexpected visitors

As we all know (especially ourselves in the last while) if you’ve cattle out, they occasionally take hedges as a suggestion instead of an instruction.

FARMER WRITES 18 June 2025

Schemes in-brief: red clover, multispecies swards, organic training and forage

Schemes in-brief: red clover, multispecies swards, organic training and forage

Swards sown under the 2025 Red Clover Silage Measure and Multispecies Sward Measure must be sown by 15 July 2025.

SCHEMES 18 June 2025

Farmer Writes: race against the weather

Farmer Writes: race against the weather

If grass was steak, we’d certainly be ordering ours well-done as there’s nothing worse than musty hay.

FARMER WRITES 18 June 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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