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Farmer Writes: at the tail end of calving

On paper the cows have enough grass, but they are still cleaning out the silage and grazing out well.

FARMER WRITES 18 March 2026

Farmer Writes: at the tail end of calving

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Dairy Management: bluetongue vaccine and maiden heifers

Dairy Management: bluetongue vaccine and maiden heifers

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

Farmer Writes: convenience could be under threat

Farmer Writes: convenience could be under threat

FARMER WRITES 18 March 2026

Ground conditions keep cows housed for now

Ground conditions keep cows housed for now

Ground conditions keep cows housed for now

FARMER WRITES 18 March 2026

Grazing needs to continue with settled weather promised

Grazing needs to continue with settled weather promised

Grazing needs to continue with settled weather promised

GRASS & FEEDING 18 March 2026

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February milk price confirmed by Tirlán board

February milk price confirmed by Tirlán board

The base price for February milk is 34.05c/l, excluding VAT.

NEWS 10 March 2026

Farmer Writes: no turnout for at least another six weeks

Farmer Writes: no turnout for at least another six weeks

It has been a tough 12 months for English farmer Joe Collingborn, coping with drought, flooding and now an extended winter.

FARMER WRITES 10 March 2026

Calf birth registrations running 36,469 head higher

Calf birth registrations running 36,469 head higher

Dairy birth registrations are running over 25,000 head, or 3%, higher while beef birth registrations are running 7,553 head, or 6%, higher.

NEWS 10 March 2026

Schemes update: higher BVD payment confined to calves removed within 10 days

Schemes update: higher BVD payment confined to calves removed within 10 days

The payment rate for a BVD-positive animal removed between day 11 and day 21 of the first positive or inconclusive test result remains at €30 per head.

NEWS 10 March 2026

Dairy Management: pulling the brakes on grazing

Dairy Management: pulling the brakes on grazing

Aidan Brennan urges farmers that have a lot of area grazed and where farm cover is declining to consider slowing down the round.

MANAGEMENT 10 March 2026

Growth starting to take off on farms

Growth starting to take off on farms

Better weather and longer days have seen growth rates rise steadily. Farms should be grazing hard at this stage to get back on target after a tough February.

GRASS & FEEDING 10 March 2026

February milk price holds at Lakeland Dairies

February milk price holds at Lakeland Dairies

Lakeland Dairies has said that dairy markets continue to show signs of recovery. However, the latest geopolitical conflict will impact both supply and demand.

NEWS 10 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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