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Weekend weather: long awaited mostly dry weekend

Met Éireann has forecast a mainly dry and mild weekend, with some patches of fog and drizzle in places.

NEWS 20 March 2026

Weekend weather: long awaited mostly dry weekend

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Tillage Podcast: preparing for fieldwork and talking generics

Tillage Podcast: preparing for fieldwork and talking generics

NEWS 19 March 2026

Early data shows nitrogen levels in rivers increased by 10% last year

Early data shows nitrogen levels in rivers increased by 10% last year

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 19 March 2026

Beef Management: silage ground grazing, fertiliser requirements and hygiene

Beef Management: silage ground grazing, fertiliser requirements and hygiene

Beef Management: silage ground grazing, fertiliser requirements and hygiene

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

UFU lobby MLAs at Stormont event

UFU lobby MLAs at Stormont event

UFU lobby MLAs at Stormont event

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 March 2026

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Ground conditions keep cows housed for now

Ground conditions keep cows housed for now

Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock is keen to start grazing once conditions allow.

FARMER WRITES 11 March 2026

Home Farm: cattle all housed again

Home Farm: cattle all housed again

We received a friendly but firm note from Bord Bia telling us we were due an inspection so that we could continue to be classed as a quality assured herd.

VIEWPOINTS 11 March 2026

Dairy management: getting back into grazing mode

Dairy management: getting back into grazing mode

Aidan Brennan has some grazing advice for farmers after a week of tricky weather that saw land turn wet.

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Weekend weather: showery, cold at times with some bright spells

Weekend weather: showery, cold at times with some bright spells

The weekend weather is set to be changeable, according to Met Éireann.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Status yellow snow-ice warning for 11 counties

Status yellow snow-ice warning for 11 counties

Met Éireann has issued the alert for possible sleet and snow showers, which will begin on Thursday night.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

Little grounds for any positivity in potatoes - IFA

Jason O'Leary, who succeeded fellow Wexfordman Sean Ryan as chair of the IFA's potato committee, is very concerned about the year ahead.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Farmer Writes: finally in the clear for TB

Farmer Writes: finally in the clear for TB

We’ve always had a couple of badger setts on the farm, but they’ve never caused us any bother.

FARMER WRITES 11 March 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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