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How much nitrogen to spread this spring?

With a delayed start to the fertiliser spreading season on most dairy farms, Aidan Brennan looks at the options.

FERTILIZERS 22 February 2026

How much nitrogen to spread this spring?

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Farmer Writes: five sets of twins arrive

Farmer Writes: five sets of twins arrive

FARMER WRITES 18 February 2026

Weekend weather: cold and mainly dry, with frost to begin

Weekend weather: cold and mainly dry, with frost to begin

NEWS 13 February 2026

ACA warns of serious future slurry problems

ACA warns of serious future slurry problems

ACA warns of serious future slurry problems

NEWS 12 February 2026

Beef Management: calf series, ground conditions and safety at calving

Beef Management: calf series, ground conditions and safety at calving

Beef Management: calf series, ground conditions and safety at calving

MANAGEMENT 11 February 2026

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Weather woes continue in the south and east

Weather woes continue in the south and east

Farmers who usually are the earliest to to let stock out and apply slurry in the fields are struggling to cope with relentless rain.

NEWS 4 February 2026

Home Farm: slurry pressures

Home Farm: slurry pressures

We are hoping for a beef price that at least matches last spring but the price seems to be stuck.

VIEWPOINTS 4 February 2026

Grass+ Beef: slurry on the mind of many amid wet conditions

Grass+ Beef: slurry on the mind of many amid wet conditions

Slurry is a pressing issue, with wet weather delaying both turn out and spreading of stored slurry.

GRASS & FEEDING 4 February 2026

Stuttering start to the 2026 grazing season

Stuttering start to the 2026 grazing season

As the start of the grazing season kicks off, the roles are very much reversed at the moment. Farms in the east are far wetter than farms in the west of the country.

GRASS & FEEDING 4 February 2026

Early spring nitrogen – is it worth it or a complete waste of time and money?

Early spring nitrogen – is it worth it or a complete waste of time and money?

A topic that comes up time and again whether it’s at discussion group meetings, conferences or just down in the local co-op. The effectiveness of early spring nitrogen is being more widely debated.

MANAGEMENT 4 February 2026

Getting ready for grazing in Co Cork

Getting ready for grazing in Co Cork

Spring is upon us and with that comes the start of the grazing season. At a recent farm walk dairy farmer Paul Sheehan shared his top tips for the months ahead, writes Daire Cregg

MANAGEMENT 4 February 2026

Farmer Writes: calving has kicked off

Farmer Writes: calving has kicked off

We are milking once a day at the moment, but with numbers building we’ll be going back to twice-a-day milking later this week.

FARMER WRITES 4 February 2026

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