Dairy

Farmer Writes: festival of farming and facing into another heatwave

A visit to the Glastonbury of farming and – facing into another drought – despite brief respite from the last blast of hot weather where we lost 4l a cow a day.

FARMER WRITES 11 July 2026

Farmer Writes: festival of farming and facing into another heatwave

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Extreme volatility in dairy and tillage incomes over recent years

Extreme volatility in dairy and tillage incomes over recent years

NEWS 11 July 2026

Agri jobs: potential for progression to partnership on Cork dairy farm

Agri jobs: potential for progression to partnership on Cork dairy farm

NEWS 11 July 2026

The Grass Week: holding cover name of the game amid dry spell

The Grass Week: holding cover name of the game amid dry spell

The Grass Week: holding cover name of the game amid dry spell

GRASS & FEEDING 11 July 2026

Change to TB requirements for donor cows

Change to TB requirements for donor cows

Change to TB requirements for donor cows

PEDIGREE 10 July 2026

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Watch: the family running six dairy farms in Waterford

Watch: the family running six dairy farms in Waterford

Daire Cregg visits the O'Gorman family in Ballymacarbry, Co Waterford, hosts of this year's Irish Grassland Association dairy summer tour.

NEWS 8 July 2026

IFA calls for co-ops to maximise June milk prices

IFA calls for co-ops to maximise June milk prices

The IFA’s dairy chair said co-ops should prioritise returning every cent possible to suppliers amid continued cost pressures.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Fertiliser rebate included in Tirlán's €1.7m weather support package

Fertiliser rebate included in Tirlán's €1.7m weather support package

Tirlán has launched a targeted €1.7m weather support package for milk suppliers.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Dairygold to exit UK business operations

Dairygold to exit UK business operations

The co-op is proposing the closure of its business in Crewe and the sale of its Leeds facility.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Casting call for new National Dairy Council campaign

Casting call for new National Dairy Council campaign

Children aged seven to 12 are invited to audition for a new National Dairy Council campaign celebrating Irish dairy.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Cedarmore puts on an all-time classic

Cedarmore puts on an all-time classic

Crowds from across Ireland traveled to Kanturk, Co Cork, on Wednesday 8 July for the Irish Holstein Friesian Association national open day, hosted by John and Bryan O'Connor and family.

PEDIGREE 8 July 2026

Dairy Trends: Global Dairy Trade falls by 4.9%

Dairy Trends: Global Dairy Trade falls by 4.9%

High supplies and low demand are causing further dairy market price corrections, with the GDT the latest to be hit, writes Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 8 July 2026

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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