Daire Cregg

dcregg@farmersjournal.ie

Action needed where farm cover is low

As growth rates remain lower this week, farms with a cover per cow well below the target of 170kg DM/ha may need to take action, writes Daire Cregg.

GRASS & FEEDING 17 June 2026

Action needed where farm cover is low

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Meet the finalists of this year’s Pasture Progress Awards

Meet the finalists of this year’s Pasture Progress Awards

GRASS & FEEDING 17 June 2026

Dairy Management: managing early reseeds

Dairy Management: managing early reseeds

MANAGEMENT 17 June 2026

Takeaways from Teagasc’s Johnstown Castle open day

Takeaways from Teagasc’s Johnstown Castle open day

Takeaways from Teagasc’s Johnstown Castle open day

NEWS 11 June 2026

How should farms be managing grass at this time of year?

How should farms be managing grass at this time of year?

How should farms be managing grass at this time of year?

GRASS & FEEDING 10 June 2026

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Heavy rain dampening grass growth slightly

Heavy rain dampening grass growth slightly

Despite a lot of rain over the last two weeks, growth on the majority of farms has remained high, and with better weather expected this weekend growth may push on again.

GRASS & FEEDING 27 May 2026

Dairy Management: setting heifer calves up for a good summer

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 27 May 2026

Young Stock Podcast: striving for LA Olympic glory with Ireland's Lisa O'Rourke

Young Stock Podcast: striving for LA Olympic glory with Ireland's Lisa O'Rourke

Lisa O'Rourke is already a world champion but with the 2028 Olympics just two years away, it's clear she has her sights set on more. Lisa chats to Daire Cregg in this week's Young Stock Podcast.

NEWS 27 May 2026

Dairy Management: time to do a cashflow budget

Dairy Management: time to do a cashflow budget

In a year of poor milk price, cashflow budgeting is a simple tool any farm business can use to track income and costs, which will help to guide good decision making, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 27 May 2026

Carroll family achieving excellence in Limerick

Carroll family achieving excellence in Limerick

Daire Cregg reports from the Carroll family farm in Granagh, Co Limerick. The new home of the 2025 Dairygold Milk Quality and Sustainability trophy for this year.

MANAGEMENT 27 May 2026

Rain helps to keep growth moving

Rain helps to keep growth moving

With air and soil temperatures high, the rain over the last week will help to maintain high growth rates well into next week.

GRASS & FEEDING 27 May 2026

Grass growth down 11% on 2025 levels

Grass growth down 11% on 2025 levels

Grass growth rates year-to-date are down on 2025 figures but are trending higher than the five and ten-year averages.

NEWS 27 May 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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