Grass quality

Tough conditions are continuing to stall grazing

Growth rates are set to be low for the week ahead with a mix of rain and cold weather expected

GRASS & FEEDING 18 February 2026

Tough conditions are continuing to stall grazing

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Focus on breeding to drive output in Carlow

Focus on breeding to drive output in Carlow

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Consider breakeven when purchasing store lambs

Consider breakeven when purchasing store lambs

Consider breakeven when purchasing store lambs

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Dairy Management: grass growth rates rebounding

Dairy Management: grass growth rates rebounding

Dairy Management: grass growth rates rebounding

MANAGEMENT 4 August 2025

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Grass+ Dairy: grass back on track for most

Grass+ Dairy: grass back on track for most

While grass growth is back on track, quality could be slipping with an average pre-grazing yield of 1,500kg DM/ha, writes Thomas Condon

GRASS & FEEDING 9 July 2025

Watch: keeping the focus on grass in Castleisland

Watch: keeping the focus on grass in Castleisland

John and Rachel O’Connor are milking 100 cows in a spring calving, grass based system in Currans, Co Kerry.

MILK QUALITY 9 July 2025

Beef Management: building grass covers, lung worm issues and farm safety actions

Beef Management: building grass covers, lung worm issues and farm safety actions

In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at building grass covers, lung worm infections and farm safety.

MANAGEMENT 9 July 2025

Grass+ Dairy: rain provides a welcome kick to growth

Grass+ Dairy: rain provides a welcome kick to growth

Ample rain over the last week has seen those experiencing significant soil moisture in a better position, with grass growth lifting on these farms, writes Thomas Condon.

GRASS & FEEDING 9 July 2025

Watch: high EBI herd delivering the goods in Limerick

Watch: high EBI herd delivering the goods in Limerick

The Hickey family are running and beef enterprise on free draining land at Caherconlish in Co Limerick.

MILK QUALITY 9 July 2025

Grass+ Dairy: rain helps some, hampers others

Grass+ Dairy: rain helps some, hampers others

Heavy rain in the early parts of the week were what some people were looking for, though some were unlucky enough to miss it, writes Thomas Condon.

GRASS & FEEDING 9 July 2025

Too wet here, too dry there

Too wet here, too dry there

The week prior saw heavy rainfall in the northwest, while the south remained overly dry, with the forecast dry spell suiting the former and not the latter, writes Thomas Condon.

GRASS & FEEDING 9 July 2025

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