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Industry told to go ‘full throttle’ to eradicate BVD

"We can’t lose sight of the progress that has been made" on BVD, says Animal Health Ireland CEO Patrick Donohoe.

NEWS 7 January 2026

Industry told to go ‘full throttle’ to eradicate BVD

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Top tips for a successful dry period

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MANAGEMENT 10 December 2025

Dairy Management: milk price cuts will affect margin

Dairy Management: milk price cuts will affect margin

MANAGEMENT 22 October 2025

Dairy Management: managing somatic cell count this autumn

Dairy Management: managing somatic cell count this autumn

Dairy Management: managing somatic cell count this autumn

MANAGEMENT 10 September 2025

Farmer Writes: grass growth is fairly bleak

Farmer Writes: grass growth is fairly bleak

Farmer Writes: grass growth is fairly bleak

FARMER WRITES 20 August 2025

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Dairy Management: grass growth and dealing with mastitis

Dairy Management: grass growth and dealing with mastitis

Aidan Brennan says about half of the country is heading into a grass deficit scenario brought about by soil moisture deficits.

MANAGEMENT 5 March 2025

Watch: keeping the focus on grass in Castleisland

Watch: keeping the focus on grass in Castleisland

John and Rachel O’Connor are milking 100 cows in a spring calving, grass based system in Currans, Co Kerry.

MILK QUALITY 5 March 2025

Doing the basics well in Limerick

Doing the basics well in Limerick

Daire Cregg reports from the Fox farm walk in Bulgaden, Co. Limerick, winners of the Kerry Agribusiness milk quality and sustainability awards for 2024

GRASS & FEEDING 5 March 2025

Farmer Writes: grass is flying it

Farmer Writes: grass is flying it

All cows are calved now, and they’re on 4kg of a breeder nut along with an allocation of 17kg DM of grass.

FARMER WRITES 5 March 2025

Dairy management: Grass, milk recording and maiden heifers

Dairy management: Grass, milk recording and maiden heifers

Aidan Brennan takes a look at tight grass supplies on dairy farms and asks what farmers who have a high proportion of the farm grazed can do to keep grass in the diet.

MANAGEMENT 5 March 2025

Department raises specification levels for all dairy units

Department raises specification levels for all dairy units

Specifications have been revamped for dairy units, which mainly concern wiring and the connection of generators.

BUILDINGS 5 March 2025

Dairy Management: the importance of a grass budget

Dairy Management: the importance of a grass budget

Aidan Brennan says that just looking at area based targets for grazing can be too crude, especially where grass covers are lower than planned.

MANAGEMENT 5 March 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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