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Dempsey at Large: The hills: back to square one

It was environmentally benign with vegetation controlled by grazing linked with the capacity of the hill to maintain stable stock numbers.

VIEWPOINTS 21 October 2026

Dempsey at Large: The hills: back to square one

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How sheep farmers can make the most of autumn's grass growth recovery

How sheep farmers can make the most of autumn's grass growth recovery

GRASS & FEEDING 30 September 2026

Real-time nitrates figures on the horizon

Real-time nitrates figures on the horizon

SCHEMES 23 September 2026

Gorman backs tighter active farmer definition

Gorman backs tighter active farmer definition

Gorman backs tighter active farmer definition

NEWS 23 September 2026

Clover and multispecies the saviours for organic farms which were in drought

Clover and multispecies the saviours for organic farms which were in drought

Clover and multispecies the saviours for organic farms which were in drought

NEWS 19 September 2026

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Dairy farmers reminded to record slurry movements to outblocks

Dairy farmers reminded to record slurry movements to outblocks

The rule is part of the new milking platform nutrient management requirement which requires farmers at certain stocking rates to move slurry or reduce the volume of fertiliser applied.

NEWS 22 June 2026

Irish farms rank among the lowest stocked in EU

Irish farms rank among the lowest stocked in EU

Just 41% of Irish grazing livestock farms are stocked above 1.4LU/ha, in contrast to over three quarters of grazing farms in the Netherlands and Belgium.

NEWS 22 June 2026

Slurry paper acres must stop, says UFU

Slurry paper acres must stop, says UFU

UFU president John McLenaghan has suggested that DAERA will become more active at enforcing rules around slurry exports going forward.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 June 2026

Editorial: uncertain future for sheep farming

Editorial: uncertain future for sheep farming

Throughput of lambs and hoggets is still down over 80,000 head in the first six months of this year.

VIEWPOINTS 22 June 2026

Dairy farm incomes up 41% in 2025

Dairy farm incomes up 41% in 2025

Dairy farm incomes increased in 2025 as a result of higher milk, calf and cow prices and higher milk volumes. However, clear volatility has been seen in the sector over recent years.

NEWS 22 June 2026

Heatwave advice: managing rams and safely transporting sheep

Heatwave advice: managing rams and safely transporting sheep

An excessive spike in rams' body temperature could potentially lead to fertility issues.

MANAGEMENT 22 June 2026

320,000ha in BISS opt not to meet active farmer check through stocking rate

320,000ha in BISS opt not to meet active farmer check through stocking rate

Topping, running goats or keeping donkeys can be used to demonstrate the farm activity needed to claim BISS, in lieu of meeting the ewe/ha stocking rate check.

NEWS 22 June 2026

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How the Nolan family is building its future herd

JJ Nolan farms at Ballyduhig, outside Broadford in Co Limerick, with his wife Mary and their son Gerard.

How the Nolan family is building its future herd

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