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Dairy Management: setting heifer calves up for a good summer

Heifer calves can often be forgotten about once they go to grass, but there’s still a couple of jobs that need to be done to set them up for a good summer, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

Dairy Management: setting heifer calves up for a good summer

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Dairy management: heavy rain beginning to cause problems

Dairy management: heavy rain beginning to cause problems

MANAGEMENT 8 June 2026

Dairy Management: time to do a cashflow budget

Dairy Management: time to do a cashflow budget

MANAGEMENT 4 June 2026

Carroll family achieving excellence in Limerick

Carroll family achieving excellence in Limerick

Carroll family achieving excellence in Limerick

MANAGEMENT 3 June 2026

Should you cut surplus paddocks in wet weather?

Should you cut surplus paddocks in wet weather?

Should you cut surplus paddocks in wet weather?

MANAGEMENT 3 June 2026

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Dairy management: dealing with stemmy grass

Dairy management: dealing with stemmy grass

May was wetter and colder than normal which made grassland management difficult, something farmers will have to deal with in June writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 18 May 2026

Key lessons from DairyCon 2026

Key lessons from DairyCon 2026

DairyCon, a two-day conference for vets in dairy practice was held in Kilkenny last week, offering insights into bluetongue, TB and calf health from a vet’s perspective.

MANAGEMENT 18 May 2026

Dairy Management: water flow, feeding rates and picking beef bulls

Dairy Management: water flow, feeding rates and picking beef bulls

Aidan Brennan says now that growth rates have improved, now is the time to cut back on concentrate feeding.

MANAGEMENT 18 May 2026

Dairy Management: heat stress and dropping milk fat percentages

Dairy Management: heat stress and dropping milk fat percentages

In this week's management tips, Daire Cregg looks at how to manage heat stress in cows and why milk fat percentage takes a hit at this time of year.

MANAGEMENT 18 May 2026

Dairy Management: managing cows in hot weather

Dairy Management: managing cows in hot weather

Aidan Brennan outlines some steps dairy farmers should be taking to manage cows during the spell of hot weather.

MANAGEMENT 18 May 2026

Dairy Management: maiden heifers, silage and milk prices

Dairy Management: maiden heifers, silage and milk prices

Aidan Brennan looks at the best way to manage repeats in heifers, which have been bred using synchronisation

MANAGEMENT 18 May 2026

Dairy Management: monitoring breeding performance

Dairy Management: monitoring breeding performance

As dairy herds go past the three-week breeding mark, it's time to monitor performance writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 18 May 2026

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Kubota’s M6001 Utility series – the competent all-rounder

With power outputs from 104hp up to 143hp, the five-model M6001 Utility series of tractors from Kubota is the cost-sensitive successor to the proven MGX range

Kubota’s M6001 Utility series – the competent all-rounder

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