Grass
Some farmers around the country may have been noticing a yellow hue across fields and paddocks in the last number of weeks.
The Grassland Farmer of the Year competition for 2018 was officially launched yesterday, Friday, June 15, by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed.
Just 1 in 500 drystock farms are actively using PastureBase Ireland (PBI) a study led by Teagasc's Micheál O'Leary has revealed.
Sheep
New Zealand sheep genetics and their benefits are currently being pitted against Irish sheep genetics in an ongoing study.