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Dairy Management: breeding, pre-heats and grass growth

Aidan Brennan looks at whether synchronisation programmes are worthwhile when it comes to breeding heifers.

MANAGEMENT 8 April 2026

Dairy Management: breeding, pre-heats and grass growth

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Dairy Management: milk price, grazing and reseeding

Dairy Management: milk price, grazing and reseeding

MANAGEMENT 1 April 2026

Management: watchpoints for the week ahead

Management: watchpoints for the week ahead

MANAGEMENT 1 April 2026

Dairy management: grass growth rates kicking on

Dairy management: grass growth rates kicking on

Dairy management: grass growth rates kicking on

MANAGEMENT 30 March 2026

Dairy Management: picking grass seeds and fertiliser prices

Dairy Management: picking grass seeds and fertiliser prices

Dairy Management: picking grass seeds and fertiliser prices

MANAGEMENT 25 March 2026

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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

The stage from birth to weaning is critical in a calf’s life as failure to hit weight and performance targets will have knock on consequences that are hard to rectify

MANAGEMENT 15 March 2026

Dairy Management: counting days to second rotation

Dairy Management: counting days to second rotation

The majority of farmers are a few weeks away from starting the second rotation, but those that managed to get out to grass for most of the spring are just days away, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 15 March 2026

Dairy Management: bluetongue vaccine and maiden heifers

Dairy Management: bluetongue vaccine and maiden heifers

Aidan Brennan looks at the pros and cons of bluetongue vaccine and has some advice for farmers regarding getting maiden heifers to grass.

MANAGEMENT 15 March 2026

Concentrate crude protein rules and excretion rates

Concentrate crude protein rules and excretion rates

The maximum crude protein content of 14% in concentrates fed to grazing animals aged two years and upwards comes into play on 15 April but higher inclusion rates can be sanctioned.

MANAGEMENT 15 March 2026

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 15 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 15 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 15 March 2026

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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