Tupping season – November time enough on hill ground? Tupping is already well underway on some farms across the country. Here in the hills of t...
In a volatile global market, sourcing affordable livestock feed is a constant concern for Irish farmers. Climate change and war represent notable and ...
Ireland has enjoyed its best summer in several years. Growth has remained strong now for several months, leading to an abundance of fresh grass and fo...
We are now halfway through the month of August. Warm weather conditions and excellent growth in recent weeks should mean that ewes will be in good phy...
Electric tractors: why the skepticism and is it justified? When you ask farmers about their dream tractor, not many of them will mention an electric ...
Ideal conditions for parasites? We will soon reach that time of the year when livestock parasite burdens need to be treated. The weather has not been...
2025 – a better than average year? By and large, 2025 has been a good year weatherwise. In fact, we have probably seen more sunshine in the las...
White clover – what are the advantages? Maintaining high clover density on grassland is the natural and most efficient way to enhance N use eff...
Summer grazing season The month of May having ushered in a period of phenomenal weather across Ireland, it is reasonable to conclude that the s...
Teagasc data Recent data from Teagasc indicates that, at present, just 20% of calves on Irish suckler farms are bred from Artificial Insemination (AI...
The weather looking up? The last week or so has brought arguably the best weather we’ve seen for a couple of years. With so much sunshine, soil...
A pleasant spring? March brought a lot of dry weather this year, meaning that some farmers managed to turn cattle out earlier than expected. That bei...
