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Dawn Meats ACTIVATE programme looking to build on early success

ACTIVATE, a sustainability programme from Dawn Meats that offers financial incentives to participating farmers is looking to build on its initial success writes Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 30 December 2025

Dawn Meats ACTIVATE programme looking to build on early success

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From spuds to skincare

From spuds to skincare

NEWS 3 December 2025

Closing covers and planning for spring

Closing covers and planning for spring

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

Clover and multispecies payments start but BISS and CRISS paused

Clover and multispecies payments start but BISS and CRISS paused

Clover and multispecies payments start but BISS and CRISS paused

SCHEMES 19 November 2025

1,200 farmers due €300/ha for clover and multispecies swards

1,200 farmers due €300/ha for clover and multispecies swards

1,200 farmers due €300/ha for clover and multispecies swards

NEWS 18 November 2025

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Farmer Writes: a 'surprising' morning weighing lambs

Farmer Writes: a 'surprising' morning weighing lambs

Farmer writer James Strains details a recent busy Saturday morning measuring lamb performance.

FARMER WRITES 6 October 2025

I have yet to master the delicate art of clover

I have yet to master the delicate art of clover

Derek Robinson established both red and white clover in a reseed done back in June.

FARMER WRITES 6 October 2025

Farmer Writes: summer 2025 the most difficult of my career

Farmer Writes: summer 2025 the most difficult of my career

Initially the rains were horrendous - short-lived thunderstorms with a phenomenal amount of rain in a short space of time.

FARMER WRITES 6 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 6 October 2025

Balancing concentrates with silage quality and target gains

Balancing concentrates with silage quality and target gains

Martin Merrick reports from the recent farm walk hosted by Future Beef farmer John Barry where prepping for winter was the topic of the day.

WINTER FEED 6 October 2025

Living the dairy dream on leased land

Living the dairy dream on leased land

Aileen Sheehan and Philip O’Leary are representing Dairygold co-op. They farm on leased land at Knockanroe, Whitechurch, Co. Cork.

GRASS & FEEDING 6 October 2025

Dairy Management: heavy rains hampers autumn grazing plans

Dairy Management: heavy rains hampers autumn grazing plans

Widespread heavy rain towards the end of last week and into the weekend called a halt to autumn grazing for many farmers on heavier land writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 6 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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