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Beef
Top five tips on staying safe with livestock
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has some tips and advice for staying safe when working with livestock.
10 September 2025 Breeding & health
Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
Adam Woods reports from a Teagasc farm walk in Longford last week.
3 September 2025 Markets
Almost €9/kg needed for winter finishers
Adam Woods takes a look at winter finishing budgets and what beef price will be needed in spring 2026 to leave a margin on €5/kg stores.
Watch: this week in photos as harvesting and sales unfold, and skills are shared
Our top farming photos from the past week include crop harvesting, rush and weed control, a sheep sale, and the Young Shepherd finales in Roscommon.
24 August 2025 News
Proposed changes to nitrates rules ignore safety and fail to protect habitats
Proposed changes to the Nitrates Action Plan could put a huge amount of pressure on tillage farmers, writes Siobhán Walsh.
20 August 2025 News
SCEP weighing offers some time to assess management on Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on Tullamore Farm SCEP weighing, which took place last week.
13 August 2025 Breeding & health
Heifer rearing costs hit €1,722/head in 2025
If the opportunity cost of selling a heifer calf at €600/head is factored in, the true cost is as high as €2,322/head.
6 August 2025 Young stock
Doing the simple things right in Donegal
Adam Woods reports from a farm walk held in Moville, Co Donegal last week.
30 July 2025 Breeding & health
Beef Management: grass growth, rush control and worm issues
In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at grass growth, rush control, bloat and an increase in worm activity.
16 July 2025 Management
Watch: Ireland's farms bask in the summer warmth
Our top farming photos from the past week include silage making, grain harvesting, cattle care and a wood fuel workshop across rural Ireland.
13 July 2025 News
Wheat varieties turning a corner
There are a number of new wheat varieties on the way after a bit of a drought in trials. Yellow rust and septoria resistance will be key watch points.
12 July 2025 Varieties
Finishing organic hill lambs proving challenging
The preliminary results from a study evaluating finishing systems for organic lambs were presented in the organic village at Sheep 2025
3 July 2025 Grass & feeding