Labour saving

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: bale slice

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

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

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

DAIRY DAY 12 October 2026

Inadequate handling facilities increasing labour

Inadequate handling facilities increasing labour

Inadequate handling facilities increasing labour

NEWS 8 July 2026

Farmer Writes: making your farm easier to work at

Farmer Writes: making your farm easier to work at

Farmer Writes: making your farm easier to work at

FARMER WRITES 8 July 2026

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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 1 January 1970

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 1 January 1970

JFC whole milk automatic feeding working well for Meath farmer

JFC whole milk automatic feeding working well for Meath farmer

Martin Merrick takes a look at JFCs S4 Pro+ unit, capable of feeding both milk powder and whole milk.

BUILDINGS 1 January 1970

Labour saving tips from our 'Twenty ways to spend €20,000' online series

Labour saving tips from our 'Twenty ways to spend €20,000' online series

Martin Merrick and Daire Cregg look at some of the items in the ‘’Twenty under €20,000’’ series that could help reduce labour on dairy farms.

AGRI TECHNOLOGY 1 January 1970

Focus intro: labour saving an increasing requirement amid scarcity of help

Focus intro: labour saving an increasing requirement amid scarcity of help

With skilled labour becoming increasingly hard to find, more and more farmers are using technology or better facilities to reduce their own labour input.

FARM BUILDINGS 1 January 1970

Women cultivating their futures on farms

Women cultivating their futures on farms

Natasha Ferguson reports from the The Women in Agriculture Conference organised by the UFU

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

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Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

With fertiliser costs remaining one of the biggest expenses on Irish farms, there has never been a better time to take a closer look at the hidden value of slurry as a fertiliser.

Know your slurry, unlock the potential within