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Summer heatwave slashes conception rates in dairy cows

Scanners around the country have expressed concern around increased empty rates and embryonic deaths this year.

NEWS 26 August 2026

Summer heatwave slashes conception rates in dairy cows

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Farmer Writes: Autosteer is not without its downsides

Farmer Writes: Autosteer is not without its downsides

FARMER WRITES 26 August 2026

Watch: Roscommon farmer shares breeding lessons after difficult calving

Watch: Roscommon farmer shares breeding lessons after difficult calving

BREEDING & HEALTH 31 July 2026

Milk solids vs yield comparison

Milk solids vs yield comparison

Milk solids vs yield comparison

LETTERS 29 July 2026

Homegrown solar success story for Activ8 founder Marron

Homegrown solar success story for Activ8 founder Marron

Homegrown solar success story for Activ8 founder Marron

RENEWABLES 22 July 2026

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Questions and answers with the ICBF

Questions and answers with the ICBF

Nevan McKiernan sat down with the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation recently to discuss the upcoming changes to the beef indexes and what they mean for breeders.

PEDIGREE 16 June 2026

The Cork convergence: retail, resilient AI, and the precision protein horizon

The Cork convergence: retail, resilient AI, and the precision protein horizon

The produce more vs. produce better tension will be solved by the kind of industry convergence happening right on Cork's doorstep, writes Ian Lahiffe in China.

OPINION 16 June 2026

Dairy management: monitoring the breeding season

Dairy management: monitoring the breeding season

Aidan Brennan goes through how dairy farmers can assess how the breeding season is progressing on farms.

MANAGEMENT 16 June 2026

Dairy Management: when’s the right time to pull the bull?

Dairy Management: when’s the right time to pull the bull?

As the dairy breeding season enters its third month, Daire Cregg looks at the best time to stop breeding.

MANAGEMENT 16 June 2026

Farmer Writes: scanning will give us a clearer picture

Farmer Writes: scanning will give us a clearer picture

Breeding season is progressing reasonably well. One frustration has been seven cows returning bulling at around the 40-day mark after AI.

FARMER WRITES 16 June 2026

MTU secures €460,000 in funding as it joins agri-tech testing network

MTU secures €460,000 in funding as it joins agri-tech testing network

AgrifoodTEF brings together research centres, test facilities and industry partners across Europe to help companies develop digital and automation technologies for agriculture and food production.

NEWS 16 June 2026

Top 10 dairy sires used on Irish dairy cows revealed

Top 10 dairy sires used on Irish dairy cows revealed

The ICBF data shows the most commonly used dairy bulls so far this year. The highest EBI value on the list is €267.

NEWS 16 June 2026

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Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

The winner of the 2026 Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards was announced at a ceremony in Limerick, on Tuesday.

Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

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