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Examining the costs of forage crops

Forage crops are expensive to grow, so it is important to know the costs and have a payment plan in place when growing for someone else.

CROPS 21 March 2026

Examining the costs of forage crops

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Agri jobs: dairy farm workers and horticulture operatives in demand

Agri jobs: dairy farm workers and horticulture operatives in demand

NEWS 21 March 2026

The Grass Week: improved weather and moods as stock go out

The Grass Week: improved weather and moods as stock go out

GRASS & FEEDING 21 March 2026

Farm Tech Talk: beef pressure, lamb trade and TB in New Zealand

Farm Tech Talk: beef pressure, lamb trade and TB in New Zealand

Farm Tech Talk: beef pressure, lamb trade and TB in New Zealand

PODCAST 20 March 2026

Aurivo-Dale Farm partnership ‘must deliver for suppliers’– ICMSA

Aurivo-Dale Farm partnership ‘must deliver for suppliers’– ICMSA

Aurivo-Dale Farm partnership ‘must deliver for suppliers’– ICMSA

NEWS 20 March 2026

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Aurivo and Dale Farm to enter strategic partnership

Aurivo and Dale Farm to enter strategic partnership

The new partnership will mean that Aurivo and Dale Farm will retain their current business but collaborate on developing new products.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Leading US Genetics company teams up with Irish business

Leading US Genetics company teams up with Irish business

Target Genetics, formally AB Ireland, has announced this week that it has partnered up with the globally recognised US company, Trans Ova Genetics.

PEDIGREE 18 March 2026

Carbery confirms February milk price

Carbery confirms February milk price

A spokesperson for Carbery has said: “International dairy markets have shown some signs of improvement in recent weeks, with modest strengthening across key commodity prices.”

NEWS 18 March 2026

11% twinning rate on Cork dairy farm

11% twinning rate on Cork dairy farm

In what is an unusual occurrence, Cork dairy farmer Alan Burton has had 12 sets of twins from his herd of 107 cows.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Dairy Trends: powder varies in flat GDT

Dairy Trends: powder varies in flat GDT

While the Global Dairy Trade index recorded a near flat change, there was big variations in the fortunes for powder, writes Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Dairy Management: bluetongue vaccine and maiden heifers

Dairy Management: bluetongue vaccine and maiden heifers

Aidan Brennan looks at the pros and cons of bluetongue vaccine and has some advice for farmers regarding getting maiden heifers to grass.

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

Concentrate crude protein rules and excretion rates

Concentrate crude protein rules and excretion rates

The maximum crude protein content of 14% in concentrates fed to grazing animals aged two years and upwards comes into play on 15 April but higher inclusion rates can be sanctioned.

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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