Grassland

Re-cap: The key messages from Grass10’s Nutrient Management Week

Teagasc Grass10 Nutrient Management Week took place from 19–23 January and was packed with a full programme that focused on nutrient management on farms in spring and throughout the year ahead.
24 January 2026

Nutrient Management Week: Setting up the fertiliser spreader

Setting up the fertiliser spreader is important to ensure accurate and even placement of fertiliser. John Corbett from Grassland Agro joins John Maher for the final daily episode as part of Nutrient Management Week to discuss this important aspect of nutrient application and management.
23 January 2026

Nutrient Management Week: How to get full value from the fertiliser allowances for your farm

For today’s episode as part of Nutrient Management Week, Grass10’s John Maher is joined by Mike Ahern who is farming near Ballyduff, Co. Waterford.
22 January 2026

The timing of applications to maximise return

As part of Nutrient Management Week, Grass10 Campaign Manager, John Maher talks about the time of applications to maximise their return.
21 January 2026

How Michael Carroll manages his slurry to drive grass growth

As part of Nutrient Management Week, Grass10’s John Maher speaks to Michael Carroll from Co. Limerick.
20 January 2026

Grass10 Nutrient Management Week 2026

Teagasc Grass10 Nutrient Management Week takes place from 19th – 23rd January, with a full programme focused on nutrient management on farms in spring and throughout the year ahead.
12 January 2026

Higher yields and reduced fertiliser from diverse swards

Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen fertiliser.
3 January 2026

Grass10: The grazing year in review

As we head into the second week of December, most grazing around the country has finished. Nikki Kennedy of the Teagasc Grass10 team reminds us that it’s a great time to look back on the year and assess what went well and what didn’t, and to look forward to the 2026 season.
8 December 2025

A weekly update from the Grass10 team

For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice and setting up for the spring, while the featured farmer is Gerry Finneran, Carrignavar, Co. Cork.
15 November 2025

Grassland management: The final phase of closing

As November progresses at pace, farms across the country are entering the final phase of the grazing season and a firm focus must be placed on achieving targets while also protecting swards.
8 November 2025