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Dairy Management: picking grass seeds and fertiliser prices

Aidan Brennan says farmers should be looking at the PPI when it comes to picking grass seed varieties.

MANAGEMENT 25 March 2026

Dairy Management: picking grass seeds and fertiliser prices

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Calf care series week six: good rearing principles and weaning tips

Calf care series week six: good rearing principles and weaning tips

MANAGEMENT 25 March 2026

Dairy Management: counting days to second rotation

Dairy Management: counting days to second rotation

MANAGEMENT 23 March 2026

Dairy Management: bluetongue vaccine and maiden heifers

Dairy Management: bluetongue vaccine and maiden heifers

Dairy Management: bluetongue vaccine and maiden heifers

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

Concentrate crude protein rules and excretion rates

Concentrate crude protein rules and excretion rates

Concentrate crude protein rules and excretion rates

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

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Management: grazing watchpoints for the coming weeks

Management: grazing watchpoints for the coming weeks

Farms will need to graze hard while also keeping a close eye on farm cover over the coming weeks in order to get back on target, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 4 March 2026

Dairy management: getting back into grazing mode

Dairy management: getting back into grazing mode

Aidan Brennan has some grazing advice for farmers after a week of tricky weather that saw land turn wet.

MANAGEMENT 4 March 2026

Olcastletown Mojo keeps its top spot

Olcastletown Mojo keeps its top spot

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the trends in the latest active bull list published by ICBF

SPRING AI 4 March 2026

Dairy Management: pulling the brakes on grazing

Dairy Management: pulling the brakes on grazing

Aidan Brennan urges farmers that have a lot of area grazed and where farm cover is declining to consider slowing down the round.

MANAGEMENT 4 March 2026

Dairy Management: weather is mixed for the week ahead

Dairy Management: weather is mixed for the week ahead

Aidan Brennan looks at weather conditions for the week ahead and says, farmers that are on target for area grazed – need to be careful.

MANAGEMENT 4 March 2026

Dairy Management: fine weather brings out the cows

Dairy Management: fine weather brings out the cows

The first settled spell of good weather since cows started calving means farmers are playing catchup with key tasks writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 4 March 2026

Managing a difficult spring on a north Kerry farm

Managing a difficult spring on a north Kerry farm

The Egan family have grown cow numbers from 70 to 120 since 2015. A focus on grass, breeding and wise investment over the years is paying off for them, writes Daire Cregg

MANAGEMENT 4 March 2026

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Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.

Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

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