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Dairy Management: milk price, grazing and reseeding

Aidan Brennan says that farmers should be conscious that between 8% and 14% of the current milk price is made up of out of season bonus payments which won't last into March

MANAGEMENT 1 April 2026

Dairy Management: milk price, grazing and reseeding

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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

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

Calf care series week six: good rearing principles and weaning tips

Calf care series week six: good rearing principles and weaning tips

Calf care series week six: good rearing principles and weaning tips

MANAGEMENT 25 March 2026

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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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 March 2026

Dairy Management: pulling the brakes on grazing

Dairy Management: pulling the brakes on grazing

Aidan Brennan urges farmers that have a lot of area grazed and where farm cover is declining to consider slowing down the round.

MANAGEMENT 11 March 2026

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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