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Tully open day highlights benefit of CBV and importance of accurate data records

Data from the Tully Research Centre showed that the CBV is working while the importance of accurate on farm data collection was critical, writes Martin Merrick.

MANAGEMENT 16 September 2026

Tully open day highlights benefit of CBV and importance of accurate data records

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Barber's pole worm detection technology, animal prescription app win awards

Barber's pole worm detection technology, animal prescription app win awards

NEWS 15 September 2026

My Farming Week: balancing 27 suckler cows with shift work

My Farming Week: balancing 27 suckler cows with shift work

NEWS 2 September 2026

Summer heatwave slashes conception rates in dairy cows

Summer heatwave slashes conception rates in dairy cows

Summer heatwave slashes conception rates in dairy cows

NEWS 26 August 2026

Farmer Writes: Autosteer is not without its downsides

Farmer Writes: Autosteer is not without its downsides

Farmer Writes: Autosteer is not without its downsides

FARMER WRITES 26 August 2026

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Watch: Roscommon farmer shares breeding lessons after difficult calving

Watch: Roscommon farmer shares breeding lessons after difficult calving

Over 300 farmers attended Olivia Hynes' farm on Wednesday evening when she opened her gates to showcase how she manages 50 suckler cows and 230 ewes delivering a net margin of €629/ha.

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 July 2026

Milk solids vs yield comparison

Milk solids vs yield comparison

'In dairy farming, one size does not fit all.' - Michael O'Byrne, by email

LETTERS 1 July 2026

Homegrown solar success story for Activ8 founder Marron

Homegrown solar success story for Activ8 founder Marron

The Irish Farmers Journal recently sat down with Activ8 Solar Energies founder and CEO Ciaran Marron to discuss the company's journey and the growth of the Irish solar industry.

RENEWABLES 1 July 2026

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 1 July 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 1 July 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 1 July 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 1 July 2026

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Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

Achieving average weaning weights of 112kg doesn’t happen by accident. For Patrick and Valerie, it starts with calf management, high-quality nutrition and investing heavily in the first 70 days

Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

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