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Farm Tech Talk: ICBF dispute, high-spec calf sheds and grazing conditions
Jack Kennedy
On the agenda for this week's Farm Tech Talk are the ongoing ICBF row, calf sheds and current grazing conditions.
5 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.
1 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.
Beef Management: turnout, fertiliser plans and keeping calves healthy
Adam Woods takes a look at turnout, getting fertiliser in the yard for spreading and keeping calves healthy in this week’s beef management notes.
26 February 2025 Management
Weekend weather: mild, misty and cloudy
Met Éireann has announced that the weekend will be fairly mild and cloudy, with highest temperatures of 10°C.
14 February 2025 News
Dairy management: Grazing and correctly allocating grass
Grazing conditions are ideal on many farms but heavy land is still wet, writes Aidan Brennan.
12 February 2025 Management
Bonus for farmers in the fields
Superb grazing conditions need to be taken advantage of by farmers before the weather changes writes Aidan Brennan
12 February 2025 Grass & feeding
Dairy Management: superb grazing conditions in most places
Grass dry matters must be very high, as cows are getting longer out of paddocks than first expected, writes Aidan Brennan.
10 February 2025 Management
Farmer Writes: 2024 over and out
There were some good spells along the way, but I don’t think anyone can deny that the summer of 2024 was just horrible, whether you were a farmer or not, writes James Strain.
3 January 2025 News
Grass+ Beef: final furlong of grazing 2024
After a challenging year, it’s a welcome relief to get some reprieve on the weather front as grazing comes to an end.
6 November 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: ground firm but grass running out
While ground conditions are excellent for the most part, it will be a lack of grass that will force any stock indoors.
2 November 2024 Grass & feeding
Grass+ dairy: ground conditions holding, marking major improvement on last year
Ground conditions this year compared to last year are night and day, writes Thomas Condon.
30 October 2024 Grass & feeding