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Home Farm: manifesting better weather

With a terrible forecast for the Easter weekend, we decided we would rehouse everything.

VIEWPOINTS 8 April 2026

Home Farm: manifesting better weather

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Pig and poultry farmers feeling the pinch

Pig and poultry farmers feeling the pinch

NEWS 8 April 2026

Slurry project identifies an 11% ammonia cut

Slurry project identifies an 11% ammonia cut

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 April 2026

Offaly pig farmer moves to 24m dribble bar for top-dressing cereals

Offaly pig farmer moves to 24m dribble bar for top-dressing cereals

Offaly pig farmer moves to 24m dribble bar for top-dressing cereals

FARM MACHINERY 8 April 2026

Lambing well under way, with attention turning to silage on Tullamore farm

Lambing well under way, with attention turning to silage on Tullamore farm

Lambing well under way, with attention turning to silage on Tullamore farm

TULLAMORE FARM 3 April 2026

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Nitrates: derogation application, 2025 stocking rates and cow banding updates

Nitrates: derogation application, 2025 stocking rates and cow banding updates

Farmers can now apply for a 2026 nitrates derogation, view 2025 bovine grassland stocking rates and declare this year's herd banding for nitrates.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Weekend weather: mixed with some sunny spells and scattered rain

Weekend weather: mixed with some sunny spells and scattered rain

The forecast for the coming weekend is set to be mixed, with some sunny spells, but also showers of rain and temperatures will be cold overnight, according to Met Éireann.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Farmer Writes: at the tail end of calving

Farmer Writes: at the tail end of calving

On paper the cows have enough grass, but they are still cleaning out the silage and grazing out well.

FARMER WRITES 11 March 2026

Beef Management: silage ground grazing, fertiliser requirements and hygiene

Beef Management: silage ground grazing, fertiliser requirements and hygiene

Martin Merrick discusses what is the best option for farmers who have yet to graze silage ground, the fertiliser requirements of this ground as well as disease build up with a delayed turn out.

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

Watch: this week's pictures as farmers spread slurry and gather at mart sales

Watch: this week's pictures as farmers spread slurry and gather at mart sales

Some of our favorite farming pictures include slurry spreading, marts and farm work across rural Ireland.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Editorial: 75% of Irish soils are nutrient deficient

Editorial: 75% of Irish soils are nutrient deficient

Lower nutrient imports, economic constraints and limited access to organic manures were all highlighted as contributing factors to weaker fertility status on tillage and drystock farms.

VIEWPOINTS 11 March 2026

Farmer Writes: back out and working in the fields again

Farmer Writes: back out and working in the fields again

I see frogspawn in the shallow pond which is always a sign that it is warming up and time to be out with fertiliser.

FARMER WRITES 11 March 2026

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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