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Evaluating stocking rate for 2026

With the current cost of production higher than milk price, optimising stocking rate in 2026 could have a very positive effect on farm profitability.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Evaluating stocking rate for 2026

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TB is entangled in culture, history and social realities

TB is entangled in culture, history and social realities

OPINION 23 December 2025

Editorial: 2025 - a good year for Irish farming

Editorial: 2025 - a good year for Irish farming

VIEWPOINTS 23 December 2025

Money Mentor: how to prepare for the cost of auto-enrolment

Money Mentor: how to prepare for the cost of auto-enrolment

Money Mentor: how to prepare for the cost of auto-enrolment

MONEY MENTOR 17 December 2025

Uisce Éireann convicted and fined over river pollution

Uisce Éireann convicted and fined over river pollution

Uisce Éireann convicted and fined over river pollution

NEWS 13 December 2025

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Clare man pleads guilty to owning dog that killed sheep

Clare man pleads guilty to owning dog that killed sheep

Solicitor for the man told the court that “the dog is gone”, stating that the dog was shot dead by the owner of the sheep during the incident.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Editorial: Teagasc’s budget headache could hit advisory

Editorial: Teagasc’s budget headache could hit advisory

The allocation from the Department of Agriculture means services will be under pressure next year

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Good news in energy outlook for 2026

Good news in energy outlook for 2026

Global benchmark oil prices are expected to fall further next year.

NEWS 3 December 2025

CBAM to increase fertiliser price and increase emissions

CBAM to increase fertiliser price and increase emissions

A move to CAN is likely when CBAM comes in and this will increase emissions from grassland, but not from tillage land.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

A big drop in cattle numbers this year plus a second year of reduced sheep numbers will create surplus processing capacity in factories.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Bluetongue outbreak would not see export ban

Bluetongue outbreak would not see export ban

If bluetongue is established on the island, once we get into warmer weather it will be more of a challenge to prevent the spread, deputy chief vet warns.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Price fluctuations hot topic at Teagasc National Dairy Conference 2025

Price fluctuations hot topic at Teagasc National Dairy Conference 2025

Daire Cregg reviews some of the key takeaways from last weeks Teagasc National Dairy Conference.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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