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Grass+ Dairy: rain helps some, hampers others

Heavy rain in the early parts of the week were what some people were looking for, though some were unlucky enough to miss it, writes Thomas Condon.

GRASS & FEEDING 16 July 2025

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IGA summer dairy tour heads to Cork

IGA summer dairy tour heads to Cork

GRASS & FEEDING 15 July 2025

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficits continue to rise in south

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficits continue to rise in south

GRASS & FEEDING 12 July 2025

Key messages from the business of farming forum

Key messages from the business of farming forum

Key messages from the business of farming forum

GRASS & FEEDING 9 July 2025

Why grass measuring is going to be more important

Why grass measuring is going to be more important

Why grass measuring is going to be more important

GRASS & FEEDING 9 July 2025

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Too wet here, too dry there

Too wet here, too dry there

The week prior saw heavy rainfall in the northwest, while the south remained overly dry, with the forecast dry spell suiting the former and not the latter, writes Thomas Condon.

GRASS & FEEDING 28 June 2025

The Grass Week: rain and grass in west but no rain and tight grass in south

The Grass Week: rain and grass in west but no rain and tight grass in south

Grass is plentiful in the northwest of the country, but opportunities to remove surplus are slim.

GRASS & FEEDING 28 June 2025

Grass+ Dairy: supplies tighten in southeast

Grass+ Dairy: supplies tighten in southeast

A lack of rainfall is starting to pinch some farmers in the south and southeast, while surplus grass is more common in the northwest, write Martin Merrick and Aidan Brennan.

GRASS & FEEDING 28 June 2025

Moorepark 2025: progress being made but technical challenges still remain

Moorepark 2025: progress being made but technical challenges still remain

The Teagasc Moorepark Open Day took place in Cork on Wednesday where the future challenges around grass growth, costs of production and succession were met head on.

GRASS & FEEDING 28 June 2025

Above average grass growth in northwest

Above average grass growth in northwest

Ample soil moisture and warmer than average soils has seen growth rise above the long term average in the northern half of the country, while the southern half is seeing growth hit long-term averages.

NEWS 28 June 2025

The future of grass and clover breeding in Ireland

The future of grass and clover breeding in Ireland

Patrick Conaghan and Tomas Tubritt discuss the future strategy of the grass and clover breeding programme in Teagasc.

MOOREPARK 28 June 2025

Increasing grass production on Irish dairy farms

Increasing grass production on Irish dairy farms

Michael O’Donovan, Michael Egan, Paul J Maher and John Maher look at steps to growing more grass and using technology to manage grass on Irish dairy farms.

MOOREPARK 28 June 2025

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