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Home Farm: cattle back out by day

We are not quite finished all the sowing but with the forecast so good, we are expecting to get it finished and rolled within the next day or so.

VIEWPOINTS 15 October 2025

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Dairy Management: excellent weather for fieldwork

Dairy Management: excellent weather for fieldwork

MANAGEMENT 13 October 2025

2,000 acres of no man’s land along A5 road

2,000 acres of no man’s land along A5 road

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 September 2025

Is ryegrass the only option on land that floods?

Is ryegrass the only option on land that floods?

Is ryegrass the only option on land that floods?

RESEEDING 4 August 2025

GAEC-2 appeals process is 'misguided and misleading' - Mullooly

GAEC-2 appeals process is 'misguided and misleading' - Mullooly

GAEC-2 appeals process is 'misguided and misleading' - Mullooly

NEWS 3 August 2025

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Amendments made to GAEC 2 appeal forms – IFA

Amendments made to GAEC 2 appeal forms – IFA

It is now clear that all farmers have the opportunity to appeal the indicative GAEC 2 status of individual parcels, the IFA said.

NEWS 25 June 2025

Fury over peatland appeals

Fury over peatland appeals

The row centres on a contentious Department demand that farmers confirm that land parcels under appeal have never been drained.

NEWS 25 June 2025

Editorial: clover profit index positive

Editorial: clover profit index positive

It is great to see clover varieties now going through a process to determine what clovers work best on Irish farms with grass.

VIEWPOINTS 25 June 2025

Two requirements under GAEC 2 appeals process 'not relevant' - INHFA

Two requirements under GAEC 2 appeals process 'not relevant' - INHFA

INHFA president Vincent Roddy has said that GAEC2 land parcels have been incorrectly mapped and there needs to be a simple appeals process to correct this.

NEWS 25 June 2025

New Teagasc study finds rewetting challenges with fen peat

New Teagasc study finds rewetting challenges with fen peat

Teagasc has said these results reinforce previous findings which found that there are just approximately 140,000ha of farmed peat grasslands that are effectively drained.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 25 June 2025

Watch: doing the business on heavy soils in Clare

Watch: doing the business on heavy soils in Clare

It has been a great year so far, according to west Clare dairy farmer Danny Bermingham, writes Aidan Brennan.

MILK QUALITY 25 June 2025

1,000-acre farm offered up for sale in Derry

1,000-acre farm offered up for sale in Derry

The property is being sold by the personal representatives of the estate of the late Earl Castle Stewart, who died in November 2023

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 June 2025

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MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

The Teagasc pig conference earlier this month was an excellent event, well attended by farmers and most I spoke to afterwards wanted to talk about worms,” said Aidan Byrne, MSD Animal Health.

MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

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