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Grass+ Beef: weather still tricky, but stock getting out

Martin Merrick gives the latest on where grazing and grass growth is, as weather fails to fully settle as we approach the half way point in March.

GRASS & FEEDING 11 March 2026

Grass+ Beef: weather still tricky, but stock getting out

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Poor conditions delaying turn-out on Tullamore Farm

Poor conditions delaying turn-out on Tullamore Farm

GRASS & FEEDING 6 March 2026

Grass+ Beef: tentative start of turn out

Grass+ Beef: tentative start of turn out

GRASS & FEEDING 4 March 2026

Grass+ Beef: grazing a pipe dream for many until conditions improve

Grass+ Beef: grazing a pipe dream for many until conditions improve

Grass+ Beef: grazing a pipe dream for many until conditions improve

GRASS & FEEDING 18 February 2026

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

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

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

GRASS & FEEDING 11 February 2026

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Clover delivers cattle worth €75/head more

Clover delivers cattle worth €75/head more

Peter Doyle takes a look back at the 2025 results from the Derrypatrick Suckler research herd in Teagasc, Grange, Co. Meath

GRASS & FEEDING 1 November 2025

No big reduction in milk replacer costs

No big reduction in milk replacer costs

There has been no big change in milk replacer costs despite the sharp downturn in dairy markets, writes Aidan Brennan.

CALVES 1 November 2025

The Grass Week: wintry conditions persist for grazing forage crops

The Grass Week: wintry conditions persist for grazing forage crops

While grazing grass paddocks has all but ended, farmers are now looking into grazing of forage crops, with the recent weather not being ideal for this.

GRASS & FEEDING 1 November 2025

Grass+ Beef: heavy rain in south and east to end grazing

Grass+ Beef: heavy rain in south and east to end grazing

Heavy rainfall over the next few days looks set to end the last bit of grazing for many farmers, particularly in Munster and south Leinster.

GRASS & FEEDING 1 November 2025

The Grass Week: muggy and wet weather not ideal for grazing or housing

The Grass Week: muggy and wet weather not ideal for grazing or housing

While the weather outside is too wet for many to be grazing, it is leading to muggy conditions indoors for housed stock.

GRASS & FEEDING 1 November 2025

Grass+ Beef: wet weather forces majority of stock indoors

Grass+ Beef: wet weather forces majority of stock indoors

Wetter weather again over the last week has seen the majority of older cattle housed on farms across the country, with only weanlings left out for many.

GRASS & FEEDING 1 November 2025

The Grass Week: closing up paddocks happening by default with weather

The Grass Week: closing up paddocks happening by default with weather

The recent turn in weather has resulted in many farmers housing all or some of their stock, as conditions just prove too challenging.

GRASS & FEEDING 1 November 2025

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