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Pasture push pays off as awards recognise Wexford farmer’s grass growth and farm profitability

Grass management during the summer for dairy beef systems

With many dairy beef farmers having purchased stock, focus will turn to optimising growth over the summer months. As grass is the primary fodder source, grass growth must be priori...

Proveye and Grassland Agro team up to supply satellite-powered grass data

Irish agri- and climate-tech company Proveye has announced a new partnership with Grassland Agro, a leading provider of agronomic and animal nutrition solutions to farmers across I...

Boosting milk protein with good grassland management

From mid-May onwards, average milk protein has been sitting at 3.53%, a figure we need to maintain throughout the mid-season. A lot of farmers have a tendency to let milk protein d...

Proveye, Grassland Agro plan satellite-powered grass measurement to Irish farms

Proveye, an Irish agri- and climate-tech company headquartered at NovaUCD in Dublin, is working with Grassland Agro, a provider of agronomic and animal nutrition solutions to farme...

ABP Monitor Farms: Update from Sligo suckler and dairy-beef farm

All cattle are out at grass and performing well, with the dairy-beef yearling cattle performing particularly well on Pat Carthy’s farm in Co. Sligo. ABP Food Group’s Advantage Beef...

ABP Monitor Farms: Yearling weights and calf grazing in Bandon

The recent spell of hot weather was taken advantage of to secure a crop of second-cut bales on the ABP Monitor Farm of John Twohig in Bandon, Co. Cork. The dairy and beef farm base...

BETTER sheep farm walk: Organic farming in action in Wexford

Brian and Blathnáid Keane farm 96ha (240ac) alongside Brian’s father, John, his brother, Eoin, and his young son, Sean. Located in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, the farm is a mixed ent...

Farmer discussion: Is multispecies working?

What do farmers think of multispecies, is a question that was asked at a recent event in University College Dublin’s (UCD) Lyons farm. The event, which was organised by the Datamar...

Spring reseeding on a shared farm in Co. Limerick

Donal Bourke junior and Donal Bourke senior are share farming alongside Colin Doherty just outside Adare in Co. Limerick. Bourke Jr struck up a 50:50 shared farming agreement with...

Dairy Gene Ireland: 53 bulls tested in 2026

53 bulls have been tested under the Dairy Gene Ireland programme in 2026, according to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). The programme, which is in its 21st year, aims t...

Survey highlights scope to make forage gains this season

A national survey has highlighted the value Irish dairy farmers place on forage and the scope for producers to make financial gains by using a proven silage additive. 250 farmers t...

Reminder: Testing grass for nitrates and sugars before cutting

The arrival of the current spell of warm, dry weather has farmers across the country anxious to take advantage of the conditions to secure a cut of silage. However, the late spring...

Table: 2025 suckler herd performance at Ballyhaise College

Teagasc’s Ballyhaise Agricultural College in Co. Cavan has published data on the key performance indicators (KPIs) of its suckler herd in 2025. Teagasc beef specialist, David Argue...

Dairy farmers – did you know? Ireland has second highest organic milk price

Ireland sat second from the top of a table of EU organic milk prices at 72.5c/L according to the latest version of the EU’s milk market observatory which is published monthly, EU M...

Aughrim-based ABP suckler beef supplier set to host farm walk

Aughrim, Co. Wicklow-based suckler farmer and beef finisher John Pringle is set to host a farm walk, in association with ABP Food Group and Teagasc on Friday, May 29, at 6:30p.m. T...

‘Every animal must perform’: Inside a profitable Wicklow suckler farm

Meet John Pringle, who farms 59ha in Aughrim, Co. Wicklow, and is hosting the first in a series of FutureBeef Suckler Farm Walks this summer on Friday, 29 May at 6:30p.m.  John is...

Table: Beef carcass performance data grouped by CBV

New beef carcass performance data gathered from over 87,000 Irish beef cattle has shown some interesting trends in carcass performance and age at slaughter of dairy-beef cattle whe...

Progressive Galway calf-to-beef system to host national farm walk

Olivia and Keith Lowry are operating a predominantly early-maturing steer system rearing 70-80 calves annually on 31ha of free-draining land on their Co. Galway farm. Their holding...

How sward composition impacts lamb development

Farmers who attended the Datamars Sustainability Foundation launch event and farm walk for their multi-species swards for sustainable grazing trial at UCD Lyons farm will have seen...

A taste of Fleckvieh in Co. Tipperary

Dairy farmers are getting the opportunity this week to see how Fleckvieh dairy cows are adding value to farm systems in Ireland. Originating from Austria, Fleckvieh cows are becomi...

Grass growth: Balancing meal as growth rates fall

Grass growth has dropped back to roughly 70kg of dry matter (DM)/ha, which is to be expected as we approach the longest day of the year. Average farm covers (AFC) were sitting at 6...

Advantage Beef Programme tips on transitioning calves to grass

Transitioning calves to grass from the shed is one of the key tasks that must be managed successfully in any good calf-to-beef system. Farmers in the business of rearing calves wil...

How does grass dry matter affect grazing plans?

As another heatwave sweeps across the country, farmers will have to take rising grass dry matter (DM) into consideration when deciding grazing plans. According to PastureBase Irela...