The Irish Farmers Journal is dedicated to providing up to the minute news on milk prices in Ireland and also on the global dairy market.

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Changes needed for the CBV to have an impact
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan looks at some of the issues with realising the full potential of the commercial beef value.
Changes needed for the CBV to have an impact
€20/calf dairy-beef scheme now open
21 March 2024 Young stock
€20/calf dairy-beef scheme now open
The scheme will pay dairy farmers €20/calf for using high-DBI straws and bulls.
Calf slaughtering back on 2023 levels
21 February 2024 Markets
Calf slaughtering back on 2023 levels
Adam Woods has the latest on the drop in the number of calves being slaughtered in 2024.
Milk replacer costs drop by 16%
The downturn in the global dairy market has had some positive impacts on raw ingredient prices for milk replacers, writes Aidan Brennan.
17 January 2024 Calves
Protocol for registering calves in genotyping programme
Erin Kennedy from ICBF outlines the protocol for farmers participating in the National Genotyping Programme this spring.
17 January 2024 Calves
IFJ Junior: What is milk recording and why do we do it?
Declan Collins takes a look at milk recording in dairy herds and why its important going forward
2 December 2023 Young stock
Young Stock Podcast: farm partnership with your grandparents
On this week's Young Stock Podcast, Sarah McIntosh talks to dairy farmer and NDC farm ambassador Nicole Keohane.
24 July 2023 Podcast
In pictures: sunshine brightens calf trade in Bandon
Tommy Moyles was ringside on Monday in Bandon Mart, Co Cork, for its weekly calf sale. Read his report here.
2 May 2023 Markets
Calf prices: numbers steady as prices improve
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s trade and an update on live exports.
26 April 2023 Markets
Calf prices: sale numbers in decline as live exports soar
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s calf trade, including an update on live exports.
19 April 2023 Markets