Dairy Management

News Breeding & health Dairy Day Grass & feeding Management Markets Young stock

Why assumption is the killer of succession

Generational renewal was discussed at the Carbery Milk Quality Award winners' farm walk on the Buttimer farm at Lyre, Clonakilty last week. Tommy Moyles reports.

MANAGEMENT 6 August 2026

Why assumption is the killer of succession

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Dairy Management: rain brings relief, but keep feeding and delay fertiliser

Dairy Management: rain brings relief, but keep feeding and delay fertiliser

MANAGEMENT 5 August 2026

Time to check silage levels and access feed options for winter

Time to check silage levels and access feed options for winter

MANAGEMENT 3 August 2026

Purchasing cattle – a quick biosecurity check will help protect your herd

Purchasing cattle – a quick biosecurity check will help protect your herd

Purchasing cattle – a quick biosecurity check will help protect your herd

MANAGEMENT 1 August 2026

Dairy Management: timing nitrogen after rain and checking heifer targets

Dairy Management: timing nitrogen after rain and checking heifer targets

Dairy Management: timing nitrogen after rain and checking heifer targets

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

ADVERTISEMENT

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Mayo’s drought may be over, but it persists elsewhere

Mayo’s drought may be over, but it persists elsewhere

Soil moisture deficts exceeding 90mm still persist in the south east and with no heavy rain forecast are likely to persist

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

Dairy Management: deciding on what to feed

Dairy Management: deciding on what to feed

Aidan Brennan says that farmers in areas badly affected by the drought should be considering culling some cows early.

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

Grazing and feed management during a drought

Grazing and feed management during a drought

With most of the country now affected by the ongoing drought, Joe Patton and Michael O'Donovan look at what farmers can do to manage grass and feed over the coming weeks.

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

Watch: milking 1,000 cows in New Zealand

Watch: milking 1,000 cows in New Zealand

Dairy farmer and Nuffield scholar Jared Clarke was visiting Ireland as part of his international travels and shared some insights on farming in New Zealand.

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

Watch: cows in Kanturk milking themselves

Watch: cows in Kanturk milking themselves

The Cedarmore herd, run by the O'Connor family, is milking 180 cows using three Lely Astronaut robots.

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

Dairy Management: dealing with a drought scenario

Dairy Management: dealing with a drought scenario

Aidan Brennan says farmers need to ensure that they are cleaning out paddocks well before putting in a lot of supplementary feeds.

MANAGEMENT 15 July 2026

Vet's Corner: don't ignore the coughing cow

Vet's Corner: don't ignore the coughing cow

Lungworm: in 2015, we saw an apparent epidemic of coughing dairy cows.

NEWS 15 July 2026

SPONSORED

Win a new Opel Grandland worth over €44,000

The Irish Farmers Journal has teamed up with Gowan Group, official Irish distributor of Opel, to give one lucky reader the chance to win this Opel Grandland Excellence worth over €44,000.

Win a new Opel Grandland worth over €44,000

LOAD MORE STORIES