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Dairy market uncertainty for first half of 2026

Adam Woods takes a look at the dairy outlook and what farmers can do to prepare for a lean first six months of 2026.

EDITORIAL 7 January 2026

Dairy market uncertainty for first half of 2026

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Mixed signals from feed and fertiliser suppliers

Mixed signals from feed and fertiliser suppliers

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 January 2026

Money Mentor: Christmas has hit me harder than I expected

Money Mentor: Christmas has hit me harder than I expected

MONEY MENTOR 23 December 2025

Farmer lending expected to pick up - AIB

Farmer lending expected to pick up - AIB

Farmer lending expected to pick up - AIB

NEWS 19 November 2025

Dairy Day: €400 to €500/cow needed in cash reserves going into 2026

Dairy Day: €400 to €500/cow needed in cash reserves going into 2026

Dairy Day: €400 to €500/cow needed in cash reserves going into 2026

NEWS 15 November 2025

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Money Mentor: your bank balance is not telling the whole story

Money Mentor: your bank balance is not telling the whole story

Using your account balance to judge your cashflow? Why that’s not a true reflection and how to fix it.

MONEY MENTOR 17 September 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: land purchase

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: land purchase

Land purchase will easily break a €20,000 budget, but it' something farmers are always interested in hearing about. In this week's edition of the series, we look at the returns from land purchase.

NEWS 17 September 2025

Fertiliser sales quiet after gas price drop

Fertiliser sales quiet after gas price drop

With global energy markets down, many farmers in Northern Ireland are currently holding off on buying fertiliser.

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 September 2025

Money Mentor: should I turn my dairy farm into a company?

Money Mentor: should I turn my dairy farm into a company?

Examining the reasons and timing considerations for incorporating your farm business

MONEY MENTOR 17 September 2025

Ifac predicts milk prices to fall below cost of production

Ifac predicts milk prices to fall below cost of production

Ifac predicts milk production costs of 42c/l for 2025 as milk prices fall.

NEWS 17 September 2025

Booming cattle trade creating taxing times on suckler farms

Booming cattle trade creating taxing times on suckler farms

Adam Woods and Trevor Boland, ifac talk about 2025 accounts and why now is the time to plan for the 2025 tax bill.

MANAGEMENT 17 September 2025

Dairy Management: wet weather, milk prices and bloat

Dairy Management: wet weather, milk prices and bloat

Widespread rain over the last few days has made grazing very challenging on heavier soils, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 17 September 2025

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Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

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