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Grass growth rates recover in 2025

Grass growth rates in 2025 recovered from the lows experienced in 2022, 2023 and 2024, writes Aidan Brennan

GRASS & FEEDING 7 January 2026

Grass growth rates recover in 2025

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The Grass Week: wintry conditions persist for grazing forage crops

The Grass Week: wintry conditions persist for grazing forage crops

GRASS & FEEDING 22 November 2025

Focus on average farm cover the priority

Focus on average farm cover the priority

GRASS & FEEDING 12 November 2025

The Grass Week: muggy and wet weather not ideal for grazing or housing

The Grass Week: muggy and wet weather not ideal for grazing or housing

The Grass Week: muggy and wet weather not ideal for grazing or housing

GRASS & FEEDING 8 November 2025

Managing targets as growth remains high

Managing targets as growth remains high

Managing targets as growth remains high

GRASS & FEEDING 5 November 2025

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The Grass Week: closing up paddocks happening by default with weather

The Grass Week: closing up paddocks happening by default with weather

The recent turn in weather has resulted in many farmers housing all or some of their stock, as conditions just prove too challenging.

GRASS & FEEDING 15 October 2025

A great year for grazing nears an end

A great year for grazing nears an end

Daire Cregg looks at the grass situation across the country as we enter into the last few weeks of grazing for 2025.

GRASS & FEEDING 15 October 2025

The Grass Week: mixed weather but grazing conditions still holding up

The Grass Week: mixed weather but grazing conditions still holding up

While there have been some heavy showers over the last few days, the majority of farmers are still at grass with both beef and dairy stock.

GRASS & FEEDING 15 October 2025

Grazing conditions getting difficult after rain

Grazing conditions getting difficult after rain

Daire Cregg looks at a round up of the grass situation on Irish farms this week.

GRASS & FEEDING 15 October 2025

The Grass Week: how to manage targets with heavy rain promised

The Grass Week: how to manage targets with heavy rain promised

With a lot of rain promised in certain parts of the country over the weekend, farmers may need to target certain paddocks to keep meeting their autumn rotation targets.

GRASS & FEEDING 15 October 2025

Growth back as daylight hours shorten

Growth back as daylight hours shorten

Daire Cregg looks at the current grass situation across the country as growth begins to decline.

GRASS & FEEDING 15 October 2025

A novel dairy partnership in Mayo

A novel dairy partnership in Mayo

Donal Ronayne and Liam Trench are farming in partnership and representing Aurivo in the 2025 NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards.

GRASS & FEEDING 15 October 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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