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The likely actions in the beef welfare scheme

While the scheme is not expected to open until August, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has confirmed similar actions as in 2025 with the addition of bluetongue virus vaccination

SUCKLERS 14 June 2026

The likely actions in the beef welfare scheme

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Feeding plans to maximise sale value

Feeding plans to maximise sale value

SUCKLERS 13 June 2026

Safeguarding suckler payments and maximising weanling value

Safeguarding suckler payments and maximising weanling value

SUCKLERS 10 June 2026

Beef Management: correcting paddocks, weed control and farm safety

Beef Management: correcting paddocks, weed control and farm safety

Beef Management: correcting paddocks, weed control and farm safety

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

Feeding options pros and cons

Feeding options pros and cons

Feeding options pros and cons

SUCKLERS 10 June 2026

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SCEP year four targets and penalty schedules

SCEP year four targets and penalty schedules

There is no major milestone targets for year four of the scheme but participants still need to keep on top of actions to ensure safe delivery of payments.

SUCKLERS 13 May 2026

Beef Management: marketing slaughter-fit cattle and autumn-born weanlings

Beef Management: marketing slaughter-fit cattle and autumn-born weanlings

With significant delays still facing farmers in getting cattle booked in for slaughter it is worth reviewing the age of cattle that could be approaching age limits that influence potential sale value.

MANAGEMENT 13 May 2026

Beef Management: fertilising for second cut, mowing out surplus and heat stress

Beef Management: fertilising for second cut, mowing out surplus and heat stress

Martin Merrick discusses getting the right fertiliser out for second cut grass, keeping paddocks in check through mowing out surplus and managing cattle in hot weather.

MANAGEMENT 13 May 2026

Top tips for managing beef cattle in hot weather

Top tips for managing beef cattle in hot weather

Cathal Gormley looks at some of the precautions suckler and beef farmers need to take during the hot spell of weather.

MANAGEMENT 13 May 2026

Beef Management: nitrate poisoning, breeding and summer scour

Beef Management: nitrate poisoning, breeding and summer scour

Martin Merrick looks at the risk of nitrate poisoning with high growth incoming, taking caution with breeding and bulls as well as summer scour in dairy beef calves.

MANAGEMENT 13 May 2026

Vector impresses on Italian beef farms

Vector impresses on Italian beef farms

Martin Merrick reports from a recent study trip to Italy, where Lely Vectors were used to cut labour in beef and dairy farms.

BUILDINGS 13 May 2026

Beef management: grass supplies, summer mastitis and slurry testing

Beef management: grass supplies, summer mastitis and slurry testing

Martin Merrick goes through some key advice around grass supplies, reducing summer mastitis risk and testing slurry.

MANAGEMENT 13 May 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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