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Evaluating stocking rate for 2026

With the current cost of production higher than milk price, optimising stocking rate in 2026 could have a very positive effect on farm profitability.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Evaluating stocking rate for 2026

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Dairy Management: new stocking rate rules explained

Dairy Management: new stocking rate rules explained

MANAGEMENT 22 December 2025

No time to rest on our laurels

No time to rest on our laurels

DEALER 10 December 2025

Sheep management: bluetongue virus, ewe condition and clean livestock policy

Sheep management: bluetongue virus, ewe condition and clean livestock policy

Sheep management: bluetongue virus, ewe condition and clean livestock policy

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Derogation farmers most supervised in State, ICMSA tells Roswall

Derogation farmers most supervised in State, ICMSA tells Roswall

Derogation farmers most supervised in State, ICMSA tells Roswall

NEWS 7 November 2025

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What do the draft NAP proposals mean for dairy farms?

What do the draft NAP proposals mean for dairy farms?

After the recent publishing of the draft sixth nitrates action programme, Daire Cregg looks at how the proposals could impact farmers.

MANAGEMENT 3 September 2025

New slurry rules to cost 100-cow herd €21,000

New slurry rules to cost 100-cow herd €21,000

Dairy farmers are to be hit with increased slurry storage requirements which they will have under three years to comply with.

NEWS 3 September 2025

Farmers to self-declare milking platform stocking rate

Farmers to self-declare milking platform stocking rate

He said that all cows in the dairy herd will be included in the milking platform stocking rate calculation under the proposed Nitrates Action Programme.

NEWS 3 September 2025

ACRES LESS deadline fast approaching on 31 October

ACRES LESS deadline fast approaching on 31 October

A failure to complete and submit the LESS return will result in a delay in making the 2025 ACRES advance payment and may result in the rejection of the LESS action from their ACRES contract.

SCHEMES 3 September 2025

Keeping the focus on grass quality in Waterford

Keeping the focus on grass quality in Waterford

Aidan Brennan visited the Ahern farm in Ballyduff, Co Waterford, winner of the Grass 10 Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year for 2024.

GRASS & FEEDING 3 September 2025

Farmers coming together on water quality

Farmers coming together on water quality

Water quality and maintaining the derogation are key concerns for the farmers involved with the Timoleague catchment in Cork, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 3 September 2025

New rules for issuing of soil samples

New rules for issuing of soil samples

Soil analysis results issued after 14 September 2025 must state the corresponding georeferenced or land parcel identification system number.

SCHEMES 3 September 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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