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Weekend weather: Saturday to bring return to more typical spring conditions
Noel Bardon
Cooler temperatures are expected to set in from Sunday with an end to the week's exceptional warmth.
10 April 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: looking for big yields in super weather
On this week’s Tillage Podcast, we talk to Tom McCabe of UCD on protecting crops and reaching high yields in crops.
9 April 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmers Writes: stock out and slow grass growth
As Karen McCabe gets ready put the remaining stock out to grass, she muses on the passing of time and learning on job.
Home Farm: Area aid form and maps arrive
The cereals, wheat, barley and oats have all got nitrogen and growth regulator and despite the dry weather have visibly responded to the top dressing.
9 April 2025 Viewpoints
30% drop in throughput at knackeries
A kinder winter, good quality silage made in 2024 and higher cattle prices are some of the reasons why animal collectors believe they are quieter.
9 April 2025 News
ICMSA criticises additional land access powers for the ESB
The proposal by the ESB would support a reappraisal of the system following the breakdown and delayed reconnections in the aftermath of storm Éowyn.
9 April 2025 News
Department seeks new satellite images for area-aid schemes
The Department has invited tenders for its request for information from economic operators for the supply of satellite images to cover the entire Republic of Ireland within three years.
8 April 2025 News
It's showtime: just one month out from the first summer show
In Newmarket-on-Fergus, preparations are well underway according to show chairman John McInerney.
5 April 2025 News
Over 100,000 cattle and sheep lost or dead in Australian floods
That’s according to early estimates from Queensland Department of Primary Industries (DPI), which also said that it expects this figure to rise in the coming days.
4 April 2025 News
Supports needed after Connemara farmers lose sheep to floods - Senator
Senator Kyne spoke in the Seanad about the aftermath of storm Bert in 2024 which saw one farmer lose at least 70 sheep which drowned in the floods and widespread damage to fencing.
4 April 2025 News
Weekend weather: dry, sunny with a moderate breeze
Met Éireann has announced that the weekend will have fine and settled weather, with highest temperatures of 19°C.
4 April 2025 News
Potato planting surges ahead of maize and beet
Potato growers are taking advantage of the good weather, and maize planting will commence in the coming days.
2 April 2025 News