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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 17 September 2025

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Split calving working on Tyrone suckler farm

Split calving working on Tyrone suckler farm

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 September 2025

Keeping the focus on grass quality in Waterford

Keeping the focus on grass quality in Waterford

GRASS & FEEDING 17 September 2025

Grass+ Beef : grazing conditions deteriorate on Ploughing week

Grass+ Beef : grazing conditions deteriorate on Ploughing week

Grass+ Beef : grazing conditions deteriorate on Ploughing week

GRASS & FEEDING 17 September 2025

A rapid switch from summer to autumn

A rapid switch from summer to autumn

A rapid switch from summer to autumn

FARMER WRITES 17 September 2025

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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 10 September 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: GPS fertiliser spreader

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: GPS fertiliser spreader

This week in our 'Twenty ways to spend €20,000' investment series, Daire Cregg looks at GPS fertiliser spreaders.

NEWS 10 September 2025

Grass+ Beef: heavy rainfall hampers grazing in west but suiting farmers in east

Grass+ Beef: heavy rainfall hampers grazing in west but suiting farmers in east

In just a short few weeks, the tide has turned and we are now seeing trafficability being poor on many farms along the western coast and midlands.

GRASS & FEEDING 10 September 2025

Time running out to address farm covers

Time running out to address farm covers

Daire Cregg looks at the current grass situation on farms, as average farm covers are well below target.

GRASS & FEEDING 10 September 2025

Farmer Writes: waterfall in a feed passage

Farmer Writes: waterfall in a feed passage

Whilst I have no fear of heights (having taken up rock-climbing as a ‘relaxing’ pastime in college) there’s something about being on top of a ladder that has always given me the heebie-jeebies.

FARMER WRITES 10 September 2025

Planning for autumn grass in Tyrone

Planning for autumn grass in Tyrone

David Wright reports from a GrassCheck event held on Cappagh Farm outside Omagh

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 September 2025

Days at grass the key to success

Days at grass the key to success

Daire Cregg reports from the farm walk of the dairy category winner of the sustainable grassland farmer of the year 2024

MANAGEMENT 10 September 2025

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Cultivate raises unsecured lending limit to €100,000 as farmer demand grows

'Without the Cultivate loan, we wouldn’t have been able to do what we wanted to do' - Aodhagon and Andrew Smith, dairy farmers, Co Cavan.

Cultivate raises unsecured lending limit to €100,000 as farmer demand grows

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