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Grass+ Beef: growth still lackluster as covers deplete
Martin Merrick
Grass growth has failed to take off to any great degree for many, and though conditions are ideal, many are having to hold cattle in the shed due to a lack of grass.
Grass+ Beef: growth still lackluster as covers deplete
New white clover varieties are a 'step change'
26 March 2025 Reseeding
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.
The Grass Week: miniscule rainfall lends to more field work
22 March 2025 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: miniscule rainfall lends to more field work
The nearly non-existent rainfall over the past week or more has allowed for more field work to be completed as stock starts to hit grass.
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.
19 March 2025 Grass & feeding
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.
15 March 2025 Grass & feeding
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.
12 March 2025 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: drier week changes grazing game
Some weather stations have gone from recording double the normal weekly rainfall to seeing less than 20% of the normal falling in the last week.
8 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Beef: first of cattle turned out for many
The past week has seen the first of cattle turned out in many farms, with the longer days and more settled weather lending to more favourable grazing conditions.
5 March 2025 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: milder and drier conditions to persist
While the last week to 10 days has been fairly miserable, the outlook is much more promising for the week ahead.
1 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Beef: rainfall making grazing impossible, but soil temperatures rise
While the heavy rain in many parts of the country has hit grazing efforts hard, the positive is that soil temperatures have taken a good jump.
26 February 2025 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: weather stalls the ball on grazing
Wet weather has put a halt on grazing for many, while soil temperatures remain stubbornly low.
22 February 2025 Grass & feeding
Getting to grips with fertiliser allowances
The permitted levels of chemical nitrogen and phosphorus farmers can apply will be influenced by many factors, including farm stocking rate and soil sample analysis.
19 February 2025 Fertilizers