Daire Cregg

dcregg@farmersjournal.ie

Focus on average farm cover the priority

Daire Cregg gives a roundup of the grass situation across the country this week.

GRASS & FEEDING 12 November 2025

Focus on average farm cover the priority

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View from abroad: a visit to Svejo Dairy farm in Sweden

View from abroad: a visit to Svejo Dairy farm in Sweden

DAIRY DAY 10 November 2025

Managing people on Irish dairy farms

Managing people on Irish dairy farms

DAIRY DAY 9 November 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000

Twenty ways to spend €20,000

Twenty ways to spend €20,000

DAIRY DAY 8 November 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: transforming herd with poor genetics

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: transforming herd with poor genetics

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: transforming herd with poor genetics

NEWS 7 November 2025

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Building low-cost infrastructure

Building low-cost infrastructure

In the run up to Dairy Day 2025, Daire Cregg discusses the low-cost infrastructure session that will be taking place on the day.

DAIRY DAY 30 October 2025

What do the draft NAP proposals mean for dairy farms?

What do the draft NAP proposals mean for dairy farms?

After the recent publishing of the draft sixth nitrates action programme, Daire Cregg looks at how the proposals could impact farmers.

MANAGEMENT 30 October 2025

Managing targets as growth remains high

Managing targets as growth remains high

Heavy rainfall in recent weeks has made grazing difficult as farms enter the home straight.

GRASS & FEEDING 30 October 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: study trip to New Zealand

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: study trip to New Zealand

In this weeks edition of Twenty ways to spend €20,000 we look at a study trip to New Zealand. This is a once in a lifetime investment and one that could pay big dividends if done well.

NEWS 30 October 2025

Dairy Day 2025: surviving dry summers

Dairy Day 2025: surviving dry summers

At Dairy Day 2025 the Irish Farmers Journal will host a panel discussion looking at the options out there for farmers when it comes to managing dry summers and periods of moisture deficits.

NEWS 30 October 2025

A tour of the largest milk drying facility in Europe

A tour of the largest milk drying facility in Europe

Daire Cregg reports from a recent visit to Lakeland Dairies Bailieborough plant where they process one billion litres of milk annually.

DAIRY DAY 30 October 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: land purchase

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: land purchase

Land purchase will easily break a €20,000 budget, but it' something farmers are always interested in hearing about. In this week's edition of the series, we look at the returns from land purchase.

NEWS 30 October 2025

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PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

Francesca Perfetto heads Bord Bia’s office in Milan, Italy, and tells the Irish Farmers Journal about promoting Irish food and drink in her country.

PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

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