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January

🐄Spring calving begins📋BISS applications open🏠Indoor feeding & housing

February

🐑Lambing season starts🌾Spring planting begins🐄Peak calving season

March

🌱Turnout to grass🚜Fertiliser spreading📋BISS deadline approaching

April

📋BISS deadline🌱First grazing rotation🐄Breeding season starts

May

🌾First cut silage🐄AI breeding peak🚜Crop spraying

June

🌾Second cut silage📋Nitrates records due💊Dosing cattle

July

🩺TB testing rounds🐄Weaning calves🌱Reseeding paddocks

August

🌾Harvest begins🐑Scanning ewes🌱Autumn grass planning

September

🏆Ploughing Championships🌾Winter crop sowing🐄Autumn calving starts

October

🏠Housing cattle🧪Soil sampling📋Scheme reviews

November

🐄Winter feeding plans🚜Land management📋Tax year planning

December

🐄Pre-calving nutrition📋Year-end records🧪Soil testing

WHAT'S CHANGING

Know What's Coming

Policy updates, EU regulations, and technology shifts that affect Irish farms — translated into plain English before they land on your doorstep.

19 pieces 17 articles, 2 guides

Articles

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How AI and Macra's Land Mobility Service could change farm succession in Ireland

Half of Irish farmers are over 55. Macra's Land Mobility Service matches landowners with next-gen…

7 min read
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Electric tractors — where are we really? An honest review for Irish farms

Electric tractor headlines are everywhere. But can they actually do the work on an Irish farm? He…

7 min read
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AI Milk Analysis: What the Butterfat and Protein Numbers Mean for Your Co-op Cheque

Your co-op now knows more about your milk than ever — here's what that data means for you

6 min read
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Tirlán's Nurture Fund is backing these agri-tech startups — do any of them matter to your farm?

Tirlán's Nurture Fund is backing Irish agri-tech startups so farmers get tools that fit real farm…

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Zero Chemical Nitrogen: How AI Tools Can Help You Farm with Less

Learn how AI planning tools can help you cut or eliminate chemical nitrogen — and what supports a…

6 min read
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Teagasc is building AI tools for your farm — here's what's coming and when

6 min read
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The EU AI Act is live — what it means for the apps on your phone right now

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Save yourself a nasty surprise — what the 2026 CAP reform actually means for your payments

The 2026 CAP reform changes conditionality rules and payment ceilings — here's what shifts for Ir…

6 min read
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How Irish Co-ops Use AI to Set Your Milk Price — and What You Can Do About It

Irish co-ops now use AI-driven models to forecast milk prices and manage supply — here's what tha…

5 min read
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DAFM went digital — save yourself a wasted trip to the office on your next application

DAFM is moving applications online through agfood.ie — here's what works, what doesn't, and how t…

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Track the cross-border cattle price gap without checking two sites every morning

The price gap between ROI and NI cattle plants shifts weekly — AI tools can track it so you don't…

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Your farm will need a digital map by 2028 — here's what that actually means

EU regulations are pushing towards full digital mapping of all farmland by 2028 — here's what it …

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Is Your Farm Behind on Digital? What EU Data Shows — and the Three Things Worth Doing Now

Eurostat figures show Irish farms trail Western Europe in digital tool adoption — that gap has re…

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Better Grass Data: What Irish Farmers Can Learn From Northern Ireland's Monitoring Tools

Northern Ireland's grass monitoring tools generate farm-level data that AI tools can use — here's…

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Teagasc just updated PastureBase — save 20 minutes per grass walk with the new features

PastureBase Ireland got a significant update in early 2026 — here's what changed and how to use it.

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Carbon calculators are coming for your farm — here's what they'll cost and what to do now

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This week in farm AI: what's actually worth your attention

Three things from this week in farm AI — one useful, one to watch, one to ignore.

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