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Time to get calf-rearing preparations under way

With calving less than a month away, farms should be ramping up preparations over the coming weeks.

MANAGEMENT 30 December 2025

Time to get calf-rearing preparations under way

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Auto-enrolment costs add to price of labour

Auto-enrolment costs add to price of labour

NEWS 30 December 2025

How this Laois derogation farmer is helping water quality

How this Laois derogation farmer is helping water quality

NEWS 29 December 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000 at Dairy Day 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000 at Dairy Day 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000 at Dairy Day 2025

MANAGEMENT 28 December 2025

Swapping the milking parlour for the stage

Swapping the milking parlour for the stage

Swapping the milking parlour for the stage

NEWS 28 December 2025

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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 24 December 2025

Evaluating stocking rate for 2026

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

Ireland on track for record milk output for 2025

Ireland on track for record milk output for 2025

Milk output could exceed 2024 levels by around 5.5%, which would leave the country's overall supply within a whisker of 9bn litres.

NEWS 24 December 2025

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

It makes sense to ration out how much silage cows in good body condition score get to eat, writes dairy editor Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

Cows are milking well, but recent price drops are a concern, writes Tyrone dairy farmer Jessica Pollock.

FARMER WRITES 24 December 2025

Suckler cow numbers drop to 55-year low

Suckler cow numbers drop to 55-year low

The number of suckler cows in NI has continued to decline year-on-year

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 December 2025

Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

The sharp lift in cattle prices of upwards of 40% in 2025 encouraged more farmers to market cattle live, with throughput falling by just 0.2% despite a drop in the national herd.

NEWS 24 December 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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