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Beef Management: planning for Christmas, liver fluke and mineral supplementation

Martin Merrick outlines some key advice ahead of preparing for Christmas, liver fluke and minerals for beef herds.

MANAGEMENT 10 December 2025

Beef Management: planning for Christmas, liver fluke and mineral supplementation

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Dairy Day 2025 - surviving dry summers

Dairy Day 2025 - surviving dry summers

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

Beef Management: front loading concentrates, Teagasc Beef conference and more

Beef Management: front loading concentrates, Teagasc Beef conference and more

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Milk realignment to cost Dale Farm this winter

Milk realignment to cost Dale Farm this winter

Milk realignment to cost Dale Farm this winter

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 October 2025

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

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Good times in drystock can’t leave tillage behind

Good times in drystock can’t leave tillage behind

While good prices are seen across the dairy, beef and sheep sectors, we can’t forget the importance of supporting our tillage sector, writes Martin Merrick.

WINTER FEED 7 May 2025

Country split again after heavy rain

Country split again after heavy rain

Daire Cregg looks at the grass situation on farms this week after heavy rain last weekend.

GRASS & FEEDING 7 May 2025

Summer’s end brings badly needed rain

Summer’s end brings badly needed rain

Daire Cregg looks at the grass situation on farms across the country this week.

GRASS & FEEDING 7 May 2025

Tirlán offers meal rebate in bid to avoid 'sharp drop in milk output'

Tirlán offers meal rebate in bid to avoid 'sharp drop in milk output'

Farmers supplying the co-op have taken a grass growth hit from recent spells of dry weather.

NEWS 7 May 2025

Farmer Writes: weighing up options to finish dairy beef

Farmer Writes: weighing up options to finish dairy beef

If Derek Robinson is to secure a £75 headage payment, his dairy beef bullocks will need to be finished over the winter.

FARMER WRITES 7 May 2025

€75/cow payment in Beef Welfare Scheme

€75/cow payment in Beef Welfare Scheme

The payment can be maximised by completing mandatory meal feeding action along with two more voluntary actions.

NEWS 7 May 2025

How much ration to feed this summer?

How much ration to feed this summer?

Aidan Brennan looks at the economics of feeding meal to dairy cows this summer and explains why good grassland management is key.

GRASS & FEEDING 7 May 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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