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Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms: drafting gates

In the latest edition of this ten-part series leading up to Dairy Day, Daire Cregg looks at automatic drafting gates as a way of reducing labour requirements on dairy farms.

MANAGEMENT 2 November 2026

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms: drafting gates

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Checking in on youngstock ahead of housing

Checking in on youngstock ahead of housing

MANAGEMENT 2 November 2026

Maintaining milk quality in late autumn

Maintaining milk quality in late autumn

MANAGEMENT 26 October 2026

Dairy Management: teat sealing heifers and getting sheds winter-ready

Dairy Management: teat sealing heifers and getting sheds winter-ready

Dairy Management: teat sealing heifers and getting sheds winter-ready

MANAGEMENT 21 October 2026

Sell or hold - the cull cow decision facing dairy farmers this autumn

Sell or hold - the cull cow decision facing dairy farmers this autumn

Sell or hold - the cull cow decision facing dairy farmers this autumn

MANAGEMENT 21 October 2026

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Teat sealing heifers can reduce mastitis next spring

Teat sealing heifers can reduce mastitis next spring

Brendan Horan writes about the benefits of teat sealing heifers to reduce mastitis at calving next spring.

MANAGEMENT 19 October 2026

Cash flow planning for lower milk prices and higher costs on dairy farms

Cash flow planning for lower milk prices and higher costs on dairy farms

Brendan Horan advises that now is the ideal time to review the cash position of the farm for the remainder of 2026 and make plans for the next six months

MANAGEMENT 14 October 2026

Dairy Management: The best milk response to ration for spring calving cows is du

Dairy Management: The best milk response to ration for spring calving cows is du

Brendan Horan writes about ration feeding during autumn, the new Johnes disease control programme and Dairy Day 2026.

MANAGEMENT 14 October 2026

The autumn ration-feeding dilemma

The autumn ration-feeding dilemma

To feed or not to feed more ration? That is the stick-or-twist dilemma facing many dairy farmers this week, writes Brendan Horan.

MANAGEMENT 12 October 2026

Dairy Management: time to start closing up paddocks despite strong grass growth

Dairy Management: time to start closing up paddocks despite strong grass growth

Grass growth over the last month has gone above and beyond what most people would have expected, but closing up paddocks still remains as important as ever, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 7 October 2026

Body Condition Score is the ultimate herd indicator in autumn

Body Condition Score is the ultimate herd indicator in autumn

Monitoring a herd's Body Condition Score is the critical step in monitoring autumn performance.

MANAGEMENT 5 October 2026

Dairy management notes

Dairy management notes

In this week's management notes, Brendan Horan discusses closing up paddocks, slurry movements and getting the yard set up for the winter.

MANAGEMENT 30 September 2026

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