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Beef
Grass+ Beef: grass still on the tight side for many
Martin Merrick
While grazing conditions are still excellent and growth is increasing, a lot of farmers are yet to turn all stock to grass.
2 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Dairy: farms hit cruise control as good weather persists
With excellent grazing conditions and a predicted lift in growth, the majority of farms are in a very good position when it comes to grass right now.
29 March 2025 Reseeding
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.
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.
19 March 2025 Grass & feeding
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
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.
19 March 2025 Management
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.
17 March 2025 Management
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
Farm Tech Talk: ICBF dispute, high-spec calf sheds and grazing conditions
On the agenda for this week's Farm Tech Talk are the ongoing ICBF row, calf sheds and current grazing conditions.
7 March 2025 Podcast
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