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The Grass Week: closing up paddocks the name of the game

With the first week in October now past us, it’s time to look at closing up paddocks for spring 2026.

GRASS & FEEDING 11 October 2025

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Country split again after heavy rain

Country split again after heavy rain

GRASS & FEEDING 8 October 2025

Living the dairy dream on leased land

Living the dairy dream on leased land

GRASS & FEEDING 8 October 2025

From greyhounds to grassland: the Stacks’ winning formula

From greyhounds to grassland: the Stacks’ winning formula

From greyhounds to grassland: the Stacks’ winning formula

GRASS & FEEDING 8 October 2025

From parlour to pitch: farming, family and football in west Cork

From parlour to pitch: farming, family and football in west Cork

From parlour to pitch: farming, family and football in west Cork

GRASS & FEEDING 8 October 2025

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Grass+: growth dropping as final rotation begins

Grass+: growth dropping as final rotation begins

Daire Cregg and Martin Merrick report on the grass situation across the country.

GRASS & FEEDING 13 September 2025

The Grass Week: improved underfoot conditions hopefully lead to extended grazing

The Grass Week: improved underfoot conditions hopefully lead to extended grazing

The drier weather the last few days has been a godsend to farms that had been looking at housing stock due to poor grazing conditions.

GRASS & FEEDING 13 September 2025

Good weather comes at the right time

Good weather comes at the right time

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

GRASS & FEEDING 13 September 2025

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficits reach saturation for many

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 13 September 2025

More challenges on the back of heavy rain

More challenges on the back of heavy rain

Daire Cregg looks at the grass situation this week across the country on the back of heavy rain.

GRASS & FEEDING 13 September 2025

Keeping the focus on grass quality in Waterford

Keeping the focus on grass quality in Waterford

Aidan Brennan visited the Ahern farm in Ballyduff, Co Waterford, winner of the Grass 10 Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year for 2024.

GRASS & FEEDING 13 September 2025

The Grass Week: rain rapidly causing deterioration in grazing conditions

The Grass Week: rain rapidly causing deterioration in grazing conditions

While not critical yet, another week of heavy rain forecast could leave some farms in a poor state.

GRASS & FEEDING 13 September 2025

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CAP Network to spotlight growing Agri Bioeconomy sector at National Conference

CAP Network Ireland, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is hosting a conference on Agri Bioeconomy Value Chains & Business Models in Ireland.

CAP Network to spotlight growing Agri Bioeconomy sector at National Conference

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