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Dairy
Dairy management: Good week for slurry spreading
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan says that favourable weather and ground conditions mean it’s a good time to get slurry spread, when permitted to do so.
18 January 2025 News
How to get the best out of your slurry
Noel Meehan from Teagasc shares key advice on how best to maximise the use of slurry, with farmers in zone A and zone B now permitted to spread slurry.
18 January 2025 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: preparing for spring grazing
Though grazing may be off the cards for many for a number of weeks now, there may well be an opportunity for some early February grazing for some.
Home Farm: crops fair well in cold spell
I have never seen ground conditions as good in mid-January and the longer heavy rain stays away, the better for the next few weeks.
15 January 2025 Viewpoints
Take any precautions you can to limit stock walking on slippery yards
This week's Dairy Management looks at weather precautions, stock management and having a nitrogen plan.
8 January 2025 Management
ICSA demands Minister to rethink dribble bar grant aid under TAMS
Many farmers with smaller tractors, heavier soils or hilly farms simply cannot operate a trailing shoe because of its weight and the ground conditions, ICSA president Seán McNamara has said.
7 January 2025 News
Significant snowfall expected in parts of Munster and Leinster
The cold weather will continue well into next week, as a cold Arctic northerly airflow will become established from Sunday night, Met Éireann said.
4 January 2025 News
Editorial: Seasons Greetings
The year finished very well with exceptionally good ground conditions helping winter planting and autumn grazing.
23 December 2024 Viewpoints
Tthe Grass Week: time for closing covers and soil samples
With grazing finished, recording closing covers and soil sampling paddocks are some of the last tasks to be completed on the grazing block this year.
14 December 2024 Grass & feeding
Sheep clean livestock policy refresher course
With upwards of 30mm to 40mm of rain forecast on Friday night through to Saturday and coming hot on the wheels of some heavy snowfalls, ground conditions will come under pressure.
22 November 2024 Management
Tillage Management: soil sampling and weed control
The dry conditions make it a good time of the year to take soil samples and make a nutrient management plan for the year ahead.
13 November 2024 Husbandry
The Grass Week: to graze or not to graze
Many farmers find themselves in the situation where they are not sure if they should continue grazing beyond the closing target cover or house now.
9 November 2024 Grass & feeding