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No respite for drought-stricken farmers

Farmers in the southeast of the country have been hit hardest but there are many other regions in the south and midlands contending with negligible growth

GRASS & FEEDING 12 August 2026

No respite for drought-stricken farmers

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Variable performance in ewe hogget sales

Variable performance in ewe hogget sales

MARKETS 12 August 2026

Sheep Management: Drought and lamb slaughter performance

Sheep Management: Drought and lamb slaughter performance

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

Beef management: fodder supplies and SCEP weighing

Beef management: fodder supplies and SCEP weighing

Beef management: fodder supplies and SCEP weighing

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

Beef trade steady despite factory pressure on price

Beef trade steady despite factory pressure on price

Beef trade steady despite factory pressure on price

MARKETS 10 August 2026

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The Grass Week: dry farms struggling to hit growth predictions

The Grass Week: dry farms struggling to hit growth predictions

While predictions for the week ahead are good for most of the country, many farms will continue to struggle due to near-nil rainfall.

GRASS & FEEDING 22 July 2026

Beef Management: managing grass, autumn-calving cows and first-calved heifers

Beef Management: managing grass, autumn-calving cows and first-calved heifers

Martin Merrick discusses managing tight grass and fodder supplies, calving commencing in autumn-calving herds and preferential treatment of first-calved heifers.

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Sheep Management: bluetongue virus vaccination and fertiliser application

Sheep Management: bluetongue virus vaccination and fertiliser application

An outbreak of the bluetongue virus in Britain is hitting farms hard with clinical symptoms of the virus being seen in sheep and cattle

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Beef Trends: smaller factories propping up price

Beef Trends: smaller factories propping up price

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 22 July 2026

Bigger numbers squeeze beef price

Bigger numbers squeeze beef price

With more cattle about, factories have been able to reduce prices.

NEWS 22 July 2026

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

130 cattle have been transferred on to a finishing diet of high-quality silage and 6.5kg concentrates

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

Ten actions to cope with drought on sheep farms

Ten actions to cope with drought on sheep farms

Delaying actions until grass supplies have been entirely depleted will leave farmers with far less scope to implement any meaningful changes

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

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