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My Farming Week: Ian Williamson, Duneena, Bailieborough, Co Cavan

Ian farms with his father and brother on their dairy farm in Co Cavan, they were recent winners for the Ulster/Connacht region at the pasture progress awards.

NEWS 15 April 2026

My Farming Week: Ian Williamson, Duneena, Bailieborough, Co Cavan

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Demand for sexed semen ‘on par with last year’

Demand for sexed semen ‘on par with last year’

NEWS 11 April 2026

National cattle herd almost 78,000 head higher on 1 February

National cattle herd almost 78,000 head higher on 1 February

NEWS 29 March 2026

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

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

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

NEWS 18 March 2026

Comment: where to next for the Irish breeding programme?

Comment: where to next for the Irish breeding programme?

Comment: where to next for the Irish breeding programme?

SPRING AI 14 March 2026

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My Farming Week: Gary Murphy, Knoxtown, Clonroche, Co Wexford

My Farming Week: Gary Murphy, Knoxtown, Clonroche, Co Wexford

Gary Murphy runs a spring-calving Holstein Friesian dairy farm in Knoxtown, Clonroche, Co Wexford.

NEWS 25 December 2025

Annual beef kill is now dominated by dairy-bred animals

Annual beef kill is now dominated by dairy-bred animals

Suckler calf registrations continued their downward trend, declining by almost 29,000/head in 2025 compared to 2024, a new Teagasc report has highlighted.

NEWS 25 December 2025

Beef calves account for 63% of births on dairy farms - Teagasc

Beef calves account for 63% of births on dairy farms - Teagasc

In 2020, just 47% of dairy calf births were registered to a beef bull.

NEWS 25 December 2025

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on calving progress on the farm with 19 cows now calved in the last ten days.

BREEDING & HEALTH 25 December 2025

My Farming Week: Adam Smyth, Cashel, Carndonagh, Co Donegal

My Farming Week: Adam Smyth, Cashel, Carndonagh, Co Donegal

30-year-old Adam Smyth is in his third winter of milking cows having converted into dairying from sucklers and sheep in 2023.

NEWS 25 December 2025

Why are 20% of heifers not making it to calving?

Why are 20% of heifers not making it to calving?

The number of replacement heifers not making it to calving was one of the key discussion points at the recent Positive Farmers Conference, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 25 December 2025

Where will the next generation of AI sires come from?

Where will the next generation of AI sires come from?

At the recent Teagasc national dairy conference, Donagh Berry addressed worries about the size of the future bull pool. Daire Cregg reports on what's causing the issues.

MANAGEMENT 25 December 2025

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