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Farmer Writes: hoping for a better year than 2012

James Strain reflects on some of the similarities between the start of this year and 2012, but hopes for a much different ending.

FARMER WRITES 2 April 2025

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Grass+ Dairy: farms hit cruise control as good weather persists

Grass+ Dairy: farms hit cruise control as good weather persists

GRASS & FEEDING 2 April 2025

Textbook spring conditions in Cavan

Textbook spring conditions in Cavan

GRASS & FEEDING 2 April 2025

Sheep Management: fertiliser allowances, drafting spring lambs and NSWS

Sheep Management: fertiliser allowances, drafting spring lambs and NSWS

Sheep Management: fertiliser allowances, drafting spring lambs and NSWS

MANAGEMENT 2 April 2025

TB prevention product scoops top prize at MTU awards

TB prevention product scoops top prize at MTU awards

TB prevention product scoops top prize at MTU awards

NEWS 2 April 2025

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Sheep Management: fertiliser allowances, drafting spring lambs and NSWS

Sheep Management: fertiliser allowances, drafting spring lambs and NSWS

Merchants trading fertiliser continue to report ongoing confusion regarding fertiliser allowances with phosphorus the main issue of concern at present.

MANAGEMENT 26 March 2025

TB prevention product scoops top prize at MTU awards

TB prevention product scoops top prize at MTU awards

The MTU prize for innovation showcase and award ceremony took place on Thursday 27 March at the Bishopstown Campus, where student entrepreneurs presented their inventions and business ideas.

NEWS 26 March 2025

The Grass Week: second round a way off for some

The Grass Week: second round a way off for some

While grass supplies are extremely tight on some farms, next week’s heat combined with the recent application of fertiliser should see growth lift considerably.

GRASS & FEEDING 26 March 2025

Two boatloads of urea to land next week

Two boatloads of urea to land next week

Demand for urea remains strong this week despite shortfalls in supply in parts of the country.

NEWS 26 March 2025

Review: Amazone single-disc coulters offers top-class accuracy

Review: Amazone single-disc coulters offers top-class accuracy

Peter Thomas Keaveney put the latest Amazone Centeya Super 3m drill and disc harrow combo through its paces.

FARM MACHINERY 26 March 2025

Farmer Writes: sowing a pleasure in a dusty March

Farmer Writes: sowing a pleasure in a dusty March

While this weather was very welcome, it could be overdone and a rise in temperatures would be nice.

FARMER WRITES 26 March 2025

Tillage Management: planting, fertiliser and disease control

Tillage Management: planting, fertiliser and disease control

It’s all happening in the tillage fields at present from sowing to spraying and spreading writes Siobhán Walsh.

HUSBANDRY 26 March 2025

Dairy Management: how much fertiliser to put on silage ground?

Dairy Management: how much fertiliser to put on silage ground?

Aidan Brennan goes through the fertiliser rates for first cut silage and discusses how to manage grass as the first rotation comes to an end.

MANAGEMENT 26 March 2025

New white clover varieties are a 'step change'

New white clover varieties are a 'step change'

Aidan Brennan reports from a technical open day at Teagasc Grange organised by Goldcrop where visitors heard about new white clover varieties and got an update on red clover trials.

RESEEDING 26 March 2025

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New for 2025: Syngenta enters grassland market with CASPER ®

Syngenta Ireland recently launched CASPER®, a new broadleaved weed herbicide for newly sown and established grassland.

New for 2025: Syngenta enters grassland market with CASPER ®

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