Labour saving

Top 10 labour saving-ideas for dairy farms – collars

In the seventh edition of this 10-part series on the best labour-saving ideas for dairy farmers, Daire Cregg looks at heat detection collars.

DAIRY DAY 8 November 2026

Top 10 labour saving-ideas for dairy farms – collars

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Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms

DAIRY DAY 3 November 2026

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms: drafting gates

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms: drafting gates

MANAGEMENT 2 November 2026

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms - auto-washers could save 200 hours

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms - auto-washers could save 200 hours

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms - auto-washers could save 200 hours

DAIRY DAY 28 October 2026

Top 10 labour saving ideas for dairy farms: milking parlour investment

Top 10 labour saving ideas for dairy farms: milking parlour investment

Top 10 labour saving ideas for dairy farms: milking parlour investment

DAIRY DAY 22 October 2026

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Top 10 labour saving ideas for dairy farms: bale slice

Top 10 labour saving ideas for dairy farms: bale slice

In the third edition of this 10-part series featuring 10 labour-saving ideas and investments for dairy farmers, Daire Cregg looks at the bale slice as an option.

DAIRY DAY 20 October 2026

Top 10 labour saving ideas for dairy farms: automatic calf feeder

Top 10 labour saving ideas for dairy farms: automatic calf feeder

In the second edition of this 10-part series leading up to Dairy Day, Daire Cregg looks at automatic calf feeders as a way to increase labour efficiency.

DAIRY DAY 15 October 2026

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms: auto gates

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms: auto gates

In this, the first installment of a 10-part series on the top labour-saving investments and ideas for dairy farmers, Daire Cregg looks at auto-gates.

DAIRY DAY 12 October 2026

Inadequate handling facilities increasing labour

Inadequate handling facilities increasing labour

The results of a large-scale survey showed that only 34% of farmers surveyed had five items highlighted by Teagasc as key to operating an efficient enterprise.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Farmer Writes: making your farm easier to work at

Farmer Writes: making your farm easier to work at

Farmers should take a bit of time out of their day to consider where labour can be saved on.

FARMER WRITES 8 July 2026

Twenty ways to spend €20,000 at Dairy Day 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000 at Dairy Day 2025

Daire Cregg reviews the 'Twenty ways to spend €20,000' panel discussion at Dairy Day 2025 and how the panel ranked the investment ideas.

MANAGEMENT 28 December 2025

Buying TAMS mobile items before approval

Buying TAMS mobile items before approval

Mobile items such as EID readers, health and fertility monitoring equipment and automatic calf feeders can continue to be purchased once an application has been submitted

NEWS 26 November 2025

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