Grazing conditions

The Grass Week: variable grazing conditions as heavy rainfall hits some

Grass growth is on par with normal, but some have found less favourable grazing conditions over the past week or ten days.

GRASS & FEEDING 26 April 2025

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Grass+ Beef: weather stalls the ball on grass growth

Grass+ Beef: weather stalls the ball on grass growth

GRASS & FEEDING 23 April 2025

Grass+ Dairy: Rain has greened up many areas

Grass+ Dairy: Rain has greened up many areas

GRASS & FEEDING 23 April 2025

Grass+ Beef: grass still on the tight side for many

Grass+ Beef: grass still on the tight side for many

Grass+ Beef: grass still on the tight side for many

GRASS & FEEDING 9 April 2025

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

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

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

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Clover working well at Ballyhaise

Clover working well at Ballyhaise

Helena Walsh, John Joe Collins and Brendan Horan, Teagasc explore the performance of grass and clover at Ballyhaise research farm.

RESEEDING 12 March 2025

Grass+ Dairy: great grass utilisation, but too cold for growth

Grass+ Dairy: great grass utilisation, but too cold for growth

While grazing conditions have been excellent for the most part, growth has struggled to surpass 10kg DM/ha, writes Thomas Condon.

GRASS & FEEDING 12 March 2025

Grass+ Beef: more stock hit grass as weather set to warm up

Grass+ Beef: more stock hit grass as weather set to warm up

More cattle have been hitting grass this week as ground conditions are a world apart from last year, while the cooler weather is set to be replaced by more milder conditions.

GRASS & FEEDING 12 March 2025

Dairy management: Grass, milk recording and maiden heifers

Dairy management: Grass, milk recording and maiden heifers

Aidan Brennan takes a look at tight grass supplies on dairy farms and asks what farmers who have a high proportion of the farm grazed can do to keep grass in the diet.

MANAGEMENT 12 March 2025

Dairy Management: crucial few weeks for grass

Dairy Management: crucial few weeks for grass

Grazing conditions are perfect, but grass growth rates and average farm cover are behind target leading to tricky grassland management over the next few weeks, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 12 March 2025

The Grass Week: second-round grass looking set to be tight

The Grass Week: second-round grass looking set to be tight

While grazing conditions are good, the outlook for regrowth on paddocks is less so.

GRASS & FEEDING 12 March 2025

Grass+ Beef: good ground conditions, but poor growth

Grass+ Beef: good ground conditions, but poor growth

While ground has been trafficable for the most part, growth is behind on the norm and may affect when the second round kicks off.

GRASS & FEEDING 12 March 2025

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