Milk solids

Demand for sexed semen ‘on par with last year’

“One of the main reasons is the decent price for dairy-beef calves this year and also the drop in milk price,” according to Seamus Hughes from Progressive Genetics.

NEWS 11 April 2026

Demand for sexed semen ‘on par with last year’

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Kerry to pay milk suppliers 13th payment for 2025

Kerry to pay milk suppliers 13th payment for 2025

NEWS 8 April 2026

My Farming Week: Shannon Porter, Lusticle, Carrigans, Co Donegal

My Farming Week: Shannon Porter, Lusticle, Carrigans, Co Donegal

NEWS 18 March 2026

My Farming Week: James Patrick Ryan, Kilcolman, Feenagh, Co Limerick

My Farming Week: James Patrick Ryan, Kilcolman, Feenagh, Co Limerick

My Farming Week: James Patrick Ryan, Kilcolman, Feenagh, Co Limerick

NEWS 18 February 2026

West Cork and North Cork top and tail the milk league

West Cork and North Cork top and tail the milk league

West Cork and North Cork top and tail the milk league

MARKETS 28 January 2026

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Kerry Dairy Ireland drops milk price for December

Kerry Dairy Ireland drops milk price for December

This comes following a 3.32c/l excluding VAT fall for November supplies and marks the fifth month of significant reductions.

NEWS 8 October 2025

Tirlán confirms details of upcoming supplier meetings

Tirlán confirms details of upcoming supplier meetings

The co-op is giving suppliers and shareholders the opportunity to meet with their board and senior management.

NEWS 8 October 2025

Farmer Writes: TB adding a layer of stress

Farmer Writes: TB adding a layer of stress

It’s something that sits in the background of every decision and adds another layer of stress, at a time when there is already plenty to think about.

FARMER WRITES 8 October 2025

Once-a-day milking - marvellous or madness?

Once-a-day milking - marvellous or madness?

David Clarke switched to once-a-day milking on his farm outside Augher in Co Tyrone.

FARMER WRITES 8 October 2025

NI making good progress with milk solids

NI making good progress with milk solids

Farmers in Northern Ireland have responded to signals from processors around milk solids.

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 October 2025

More productive cows drive slurry storage changes

More productive cows drive slurry storage changes

A more productive cow, producing more milk solids and eating more to do it is the reason why slurry storage requirements per dairy cow are increasing the Listowel Food Fair heard recently.

NEWS 8 October 2025

Dairy Management: questioning Tirlán feed advice

Dairy Management: questioning Tirlán feed advice

Aidan Brennan asks Teagasc researchers to review some of the advice coming from dairy co-ops about feeding cows this autumn.

MANAGEMENT 8 October 2025

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Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

James O’Reilly is a tillage farmer based in north Kilkenny, near a village called Ballyragget.

Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

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