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Weekend weather: settled with cool temperatures and fog in places

Met Éireann has forecast a settled weekend with cool temperatures, some bright spells and isolated showers in places, with fog expected to set in at night in many areas.

NEWS 6 November 2026

Weekend weather: settled with cool temperatures and fog in places

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Farmer Writes: rain arrives at last after four months of burning sunshine

Farmer Writes: rain arrives at last after four months of burning sunshine

FARMER WRITES 1 November 2026

Finding the optimum sale weight under the new pig grading system

Finding the optimum sale weight under the new pig grading system

PIGS 1 November 2026

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

FARMER WRITES 28 October 2026

Grass+ Beef: every day a bonus from now

Grass+ Beef: every day a bonus from now

Grass+ Beef: every day a bonus from now

GRASS & FEEDING 28 October 2026

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Fluke management ahead of this winter

Fluke management ahead of this winter

Cathal Gormley outlines some of the problems causeD by fluke and how farmers should be mindful when dosing over the coming winter.

BREEDING & HEALTH 26 October 2026

One new shed tackles two problems on this 180-cow Kilkenny dairy farm

One new shed tackles two problems on this 180-cow Kilkenny dairy farm

The Murphy family have recently seen the completion of a new dry cow shed with a major increase in the farm's slurry storage capacity. Martin Merrick reports

BUILDINGS 21 October 2026

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

High Court rates ruling on potato and onion stores raises wider farm fears

High Court rates ruling on potato and onion stores raises wider farm fears

The High Court has found that potato and onion storage facilities are liable for rates.

NEWS 21 October 2026

Key considerations with cattle lying and pen space this winter

Key considerations with cattle lying and pen space this winter

Martin Merrick outlines the key areas that farmers need to focus on when it comes to prepping housing as cattle begin to head indoors

BUILDINGS 14 October 2026

Vet's Corner: the pitfalls of an extended grazing season and calendar farming

Vet's Corner: the pitfalls of an extended grazing season and calendar farming

If housing is delayed by a month, animals are at risk from the next cycle of hoose and worms.

NEWS 14 October 2026

Grass+ Beef: growth consistent but ground conditions less so

Grass+ Beef: growth consistent but ground conditions less so

Ground is starting to get sticky along the west, but farmers east of the Shannon are coping well despite cattle flying through covers of grass.

GRASS & FEEDING 7 October 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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