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Price fluctuations hot topic at Teagasc National Dairy Conference 2025

Daire Cregg reviews some of the key takeaways from last weeks Teagasc National Dairy Conference.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Price fluctuations hot topic at Teagasc National Dairy Conference 2025

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Dairy Management: picking bulls and Farm Alert launch

Dairy Management: picking bulls and Farm Alert launch

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Managing replacement heifers this winter

Managing replacement heifers this winter

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

850,000 samples genotyped so far in 2025

850,000 samples genotyped so far in 2025

850,000 samples genotyped so far in 2025

TAGGING 29 November 2025

Using MyAgfood.ie to plan numbers and monitor nitrates figures

Using MyAgfood.ie to plan numbers and monitor nitrates figures

Using MyAgfood.ie to plan numbers and monitor nitrates figures

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

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Dairy Management: choosing the right dry cow minerals

Dairy Management: choosing the right dry cow minerals

In this week's Dairy Management, Aidan Brennan looks at what should be in the dry cow mineral, grass covers and more cuts to milk prices.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Dairy Day 2025 - surviving dry summers

Dairy Day 2025 - surviving dry summers

Daire Cregg reports from the Dairy Day 2025 panel discussion on surviving dry summers with an insight from both Ireland and New Zealand.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Closing covers and planning for spring

Closing covers and planning for spring

This week Daire Cregg looks at how farms should be assessing closing cover to make decisions next spring.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Highlights from Dairy Day 2025

Highlights from Dairy Day 2025

Aidan Brennan and Daire Cregg report from Dairy Day 2025 where the crowd heard sessions on cutting costs and how to make a five-day week work on dairy farms

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Dairy Management: steps involved in drying off cows

Dairy Management: steps involved in drying off cows

Aidan Brennan looks at the importance of hygiene and patience when drying off cows and looks at how much good quality silage is needed for the spring.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Dairy management: Watch out for pneumonia in weanlings

Dairy management: Watch out for pneumonia in weanlings

The change in temperatures coinciding with housing of weanlings and dairy replacement heifers has lead to increased reports of respiratory problems writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Dairy Management: nitrates banding, genotyping and Dairy Day

Dairy Management: nitrates banding, genotyping and Dairy Day

Aidan Brennan says that farmers need to be careful not to fall into a higher nitrates band, given that cows are milking well.

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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