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The Grass Week: second round a way off for some
Martin Merrick
While grass supplies are extremely tight on some farms, next week’s heat combined with the recent application of fertiliser should see growth lift considerably.
29 March 2025 News
Agri jobs: manager required for Galway farm calving over 200 cows
There are a number of job on offer across the dairy industry this week.
26 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Hoping grass will ‘spring forward’ like the clocks this week
With growth on the lower side, second-round grazing will be determined by the cover on the first grazed paddocks, write Thomas Condon.
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Grass+ Beef: growth still lackluster as covers deplete
Grass growth has failed to take off to any great degree for many, and though conditions are ideal, many are having to hold cattle in the shed due to a lack of grass.
26 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Editorial: Teagasc clover study published
The objective of the review was to establish a roadmap of actions that Teagasc now needs to take to further develop options for a future with less artificial nitrogen.
26 March 2025 Viewpoints
Farmer writes: letting nature do its thing with grass
This week, farmer writer James Strain discusses sluggish grass growth on land grazed over the winter.
24 March 2025 Farmer Writes
The Grass Week: miniscule rainfall lends to more field work
The nearly non-existent rainfall over the past week or more has allowed for more field work to be completed as stock starts to hit grass.
22 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Farming News: beef boom, Macra hustings and grass growth
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21 March 2025 News
Editorial: building on nitrates success
We need to fix soil fertility, because this allows better use of all nutrients on farms.
19 March 2025 Viewpoints
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
Factors aligning for increased reseeding
It is estimated that the total area of grassland reseeded last year was back by 10-15% on normal levels.
19 March 2025 News