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Beef Management: grass management, breeding preparation and vaccination

Martin Merrick gives advice on grass management amid a mixed spring, preparation for breeding and vaccination ahead of breeding and turn out.

MANAGEMENT 8 April 2026

Beef Management: grass management, breeding preparation and vaccination

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Majority of dairy cows out last month had to be rehoused – survey

Majority of dairy cows out last month had to be rehoused – survey

NEWS 6 April 2026

Dairy Management: counting days to second rotation

Dairy Management: counting days to second rotation

MANAGEMENT 23 March 2026

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

Dairy management: getting back into grazing mode

Dairy management: getting back into grazing mode

Dairy management: getting back into grazing mode

MANAGEMENT 16 March 2026

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Inside Dairy: when to know to call the vet when calving a cow

Inside Dairy: when to know to call the vet when calving a cow

The latest episode of Inside Dairy, the new dairy podcast from the Irish Farmers Journal, is available to listen now.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Beef Management: grass, calf series and disease management

Beef Management: grass, calf series and disease management

Martin Merrick looks at current grazing conditions, what’s on our calf series this week and managing disease in houses with a delayed turn out.

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

This week in pictures: spring grazing walks and busy mart rings

This week in pictures: spring grazing walks and busy mart rings

Our photo team captured spring grazing walks in Wexford, mart visits nationwide and forestry in focus.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Dairy Management: tough grazing conditions as weather takes a toll

Dairy Management: tough grazing conditions as weather takes a toll

Grazing conditions are tough nationwide, with the worst conditions in the east of the country writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

Getting ready for grazing in Co Cork

Getting ready for grazing in Co Cork

Spring is upon us and with that comes the start of the grazing season. At a recent farm walk dairy farmer Paul Sheehan shared his top tips for the months ahead, writes Daire Cregg

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

Closing covers and planning for spring

Closing covers and planning for spring

This week Daire Cregg looks at how farms should be assessing closing cover to make decisions next spring.

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

Martin Merrick details how now might be the ideal time for lime, how paddocks now need to be closed up ahead of spring grazing and silage testing for management of feed ahead of the winter months.

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

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National Cultivate Week: celebrating farmers and credit unions that back them

On most farms right now, calving is winding down, cattle are out and the decisions that shape the rest of the year are coming thick and fast.

National Cultivate Week: celebrating farmers and credit unions that back them

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