Management

Sheep Management: faecal egg counts and the National Sheep Welfare Scheme

A welcome forecast lift in temperatures will hopefully boost growth rates and facilitate more shearing, but could come with a downside of a higher worm burdens.

MANAGEMENT 20 May 2026

Sheep Management: faecal egg counts and the National Sheep Welfare Scheme

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Dairy Management: maiden heifers, silage and milk prices

Dairy Management: maiden heifers, silage and milk prices

MANAGEMENT 20 May 2026

Beef Management: nitrate poisoning, breeding and summer scour

Beef Management: nitrate poisoning, breeding and summer scour

MANAGEMENT 20 May 2026

Vector impresses on Italian beef farms

Vector impresses on Italian beef farms

Vector impresses on Italian beef farms

BUILDINGS 20 May 2026

Dairy Management: monitoring breeding performance

Dairy Management: monitoring breeding performance

Dairy Management: monitoring breeding performance

MANAGEMENT 18 May 2026

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Dairy management: Silage, clover and silage

Dairy management: Silage, clover and silage

Aidan Brennan takes a look at how much nitrogen farmers should be spreading for the summer months

MANAGEMENT 6 May 2026

Sheep management: SWS deadline, weed control and marketing remaining hoggets

Sheep management: SWS deadline, weed control and marketing remaining hoggets

Farmers wishing to apply for the 2026 National Sheep Welfare Scheme need to act fast before the deadline of 11.59pm on Friday 15 May 2026

MANAGEMENT 6 May 2026

Beef management: grass supplies, summer mastitis and slurry testing

Beef management: grass supplies, summer mastitis and slurry testing

Martin Merrick goes through some key advice around grass supplies, reducing summer mastitis risk and testing slurry.

MANAGEMENT 6 May 2026

What is the cost of grazing higher covers?

What is the cost of grazing higher covers?

Milk yield and milk protein are significantly impacted by grass quality and pre-grazing yield. Daire Cregg looks at the costs of not getting it right.

MANAGEMENT 6 May 2026

Tirlán's sustainable farming academy reopens for applications

Tirlán's sustainable farming academy reopens for applications

The collaboration between Tirlán and Bailey's Irish Cream Liqueur offers Tirlán co-op members the chance to complete a fully funded Certificate in Sustainable Agricultural Practices in UCC.

NEWS 6 May 2026

Dairy Management: what to do with late-calving cows?

Dairy Management: what to do with late-calving cows?

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the options to get late-calving cows and cows not yet calved a fighting chance of going back in calf.

MANAGEMENT 6 May 2026

Dairy management: grass growth, breeding and calf health

Dairy management: grass growth, breeding and calf health

Aidan Brennan says cold nights and days is impacting grass growth and cow submission rates for AI.

MANAGEMENT 6 May 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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