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The Grass Week: soil moisture deficits reach saturation for many

After another wet week, all but the driest farms in the south and south east are struggling with wet soils.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 September 2025

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More challenges on the back of heavy rain

More challenges on the back of heavy rain

GRASS & FEEDING 17 September 2025

Keeping the focus on grass quality in Waterford

Keeping the focus on grass quality in Waterford

GRASS & FEEDING 17 September 2025

The Grass Week: rain rapidly causing deterioration in grazing conditions

The Grass Week: rain rapidly causing deterioration in grazing conditions

The Grass Week: rain rapidly causing deterioration in grazing conditions

GRASS & FEEDING 13 September 2025

Time running out to address farm covers

Time running out to address farm covers

Time running out to address farm covers

GRASS & FEEDING 10 September 2025

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Time to start breaking out the strip wires

Time to start breaking out the strip wires

Daire Cregg looks at the key management practices when it comes to grazing for the next week.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 August 2025

The Grass Week: rainfall welcome on dry farms

The Grass Week: rainfall welcome on dry farms

The recent rainfall will be welcomed by many dry farms, while it also offers an ideal opportunity to apply the last round of fertiliser.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 August 2025

Milking 1,250 cows on a new farm in NZ

Milking 1,250 cows on a new farm in NZ

Zac Elkin from Craigantlet in Co Down is managing a dairy farm in Canterbury, New Zealand.

NORTHERN IRELAND 20 August 2025

Summer’s end brings badly needed rain

Summer’s end brings badly needed rain

Daire Cregg looks at the grass situation on farms across the country this week.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 August 2025

Planning the autumn budget under very different conditions

Planning the autumn budget under very different conditions

Daire Cregg looks at how two different farmers experiencing different grass growth conditions are planning the next few weeks at grass

GRASS & FEEDING 20 August 2025

The Grass Week: building covers a tough ask for many

The Grass Week: building covers a tough ask for many

With 30% of farms behind target for farm cover, Martin Merrick runs through some of the options that farmers might have

GRASS & FEEDING 20 August 2025

A tale of deficits and surpluses across the country

A tale of deficits and surpluses across the country

Big variation in grass production across the country at the moment. For the majority things are in a good place as we head into the autumn.

GRASS & FEEDING 20 August 2025

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Managing Farm Finances in shifting markets

Farmers have always been susceptible to shifting market prices, changing policies, and unpredictable weather. These external factors constantly reshape the financial landscape.

Managing Farm Finances in shifting markets

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