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Dairy Trends: butter takes a slip while skim keeps rising

Butter prices slipped by quite a bit this week, as market sentiment towards fat weaned, writes Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 25 March 2026

Dairy Trends: butter takes a slip while skim keeps rising

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Pest control in reseeded swards

Pest control in reseeded swards

RESEEDING 25 March 2026

Counting the cost of not reseeding

Counting the cost of not reseeding

RESEEDING 25 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

Dairy Management: counting days to second rotation

Dairy Management: counting days to second rotation

Dairy Management: counting days to second rotation

MANAGEMENT 23 March 2026

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Aurivo and Dale Farm to enter strategic partnership

Aurivo and Dale Farm to enter strategic partnership

The new partnership will mean that Aurivo and Dale Farm will retain their current business but collaborate on developing new products.

NEWS 16 March 2026

Dairy Trends: powder varies in flat GDT

Dairy Trends: powder varies in flat GDT

While the Global Dairy Trade index recorded a near flat change, there was big variations in the fortunes for powder, writes Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 16 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 16 March 2026

Crunch meeting of Aurivo board

Crunch meeting of Aurivo board

The board of Aurivo are meeting on Wednesday to decide whether to press ahead with the plans to merge with Dale Farm.

NEWS 16 March 2026

Is maize and beet necessary on dairy farms?

Is maize and beet necessary on dairy farms?

Aidan Brennan questions if forage crops such as maize and beet are necessary on dairy farms to fill the gap when grass isn't available.

SPRING CROP OPTIONS 16 March 2026

What now for North Cork Creameries?

What now for North Cork Creameries?

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the options open to North Cork Co-op if it is to collaborate with neighbouring dairy businesses.

NEWS 16 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 16 March 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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