Skip to content

January

Spring calving beginsBISS applications openIndoor feeding & housing

February

Lambing season startsSpring planting beginsPeak calving season

March

Turnout to grassSpring barley & oats sowingACRES actions begin

April

Breeding season (dairy AI)Fertiliser & sprayingBISS deadline

May

First cut silageDosing & breedingTAMS applications

June

Second cut silageMid-season breedingNitrates records due

July

Grazing pressure & water planningACRES July action windowsMid-summer herd & fodder checks

August

Winter barley harvestWeaning & scanningReseeding paddocks

September

Spring crop harvestAutumn calving startsPloughing Championships

October

Winter wheat sowingScanning ewesAgri-scheme reviews

November

Housing cattleSoil samplingWinter prep & feeding

December

Indoor feeding seasonLand managementHerd register compliance

Editorial

Our sources and editorial standards

Every article and guide cites its sources. Here are the 88+ organisations we draw from, grouped by geography. If a source isn't on this list, we haven't used it yet.

Ireland — Government & Institutions

The primary sources we cite most often. Official Irish agricultural data, policy, and advisory bodies.

25 sources

Ireland — Farming Organisations & Co-ops

Representative bodies and cooperatives that serve Irish farmers directly.

16 sources

Ireland — AgriTech & Tools

The tools and technology companies we review. Listed here does not mean endorsed — read our reviews.

23 sources

Northern Ireland

Cross-border sources relevant to farmers operating near or across the border.

6 sources

EU & European

European Union data, satellite programmes, and agricultural policy sources.

5 sources

Research & Media

Academic research repositories and agricultural media we monitor.

13 sources

Editorial standards

We only recommend tools and practices that are available in Ireland, tested at Irish farm scale, and cited from official sources. We do not publish AI-generated content without human review and fact-checking.

Scheme rules, deadlines, and payment rates change. We update articles when official guidance changes, and we date every article so you can see when it was last verified.

We are not affiliated with Teagasc, the Department of Agriculture, or any tool vendor. When we cover a commercial product, we are not paid to do so unless explicitly stated.

Corrections policy

If something we have published is wrong, we want to know. We correct errors quickly and note the correction at the bottom of the article. We do not quietly edit and re-date — if we got something wrong, we say so.

Report an error