Housing
Six checks before the shed fills.
Silage against stock, space per head, ventilation, vaccine timing, dosing, and the Beef Welfare Scheme records that protect €35 a calf.
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This November on Irish farms
The advances have landed. Three jobs before the shed fills.
ANC, Eco Scheme, BISS and CRISS advances have all issued. The next money is the 2026 ACRES advance, which last year began on 10 November, with the sheep schemes behind it and balances from December. Before the shed fills: run the housing checks, test the silage before you buy meal, and sample soil while the ground is open.
Map of the month
Cork carries 185 cattle per 100 hectares. Dublin, 75.
Tipperary 175, Kilkenny 170 and Limerick 168 at the top. Donegal 85 and Leitrim 90 at the bottom. DAFM and CSO county figures.
More maps and insights →Winter feeding
Test the silage before you buy the meal.
A DMD result decides how much concentrate each animal needs. Teagasc targets by stock class, and what a low DMD costs you in meal.
Soil sampling
Sample now, while the ground is open, and read the report properly.
Autumn is the window before fertiliser plans are set. What pH, P and K indices on the report mean, and what to ask an AI assistant about them.
Payments · issued
BISS and CRISS advances began on 22 October, six days late.
€551 million to 110,089 farmers at 75%. Eco Scheme paid from 16 October, ANC from 16 September. Check the remittance against the rate card.
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