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Farmer Writes: running a dairy farm has been difficult this year

English dairy farmer Joe Collingborn reflects on a tough year for dairy farming.

NEWS 20 December 2025

Farmer Writes: running a dairy farm has been difficult this year

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Unlocking Ireland’s agri food edge

Unlocking Ireland’s agri food edge

L2 10 December 2025

Dairy Day 2025 - surviving dry summers

Dairy Day 2025 - surviving dry summers

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

Dairy Day: 'the reseeds were green and everything else was yellow'

Dairy Day: 'the reseeds were green and everything else was yellow'

Dairy Day: 'the reseeds were green and everything else was yellow'

NEWS 15 November 2025

Extreme weather set to test Ireland's economic resilience

Extreme weather set to test Ireland's economic resilience

Extreme weather set to test Ireland's economic resilience

NEWS 5 November 2025

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Suppliers attend ‘boisterous’ Dairygold meeting on milk price

Suppliers attend ‘boisterous’ Dairygold meeting on milk price

Dairygold farmers left a meeting on Thursday under no illusion that Dairygold’s milk price is only going in one direction between now and Christmas.

NEWS 20 August 2025

Profit climbs 10% at Origin Enterprises

Profit climbs 10% at Origin Enterprises

Growth was helped by improved winter planting in UK and Ireland

NEWS 20 August 2025

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Brief news snippets from Brazil, Ukraine, Belgium and Australia.

WORLD 20 August 2025

Dairy Management: milk yield dropping and fertiliser deadline looming

Dairy Management: milk yield dropping and fertiliser deadline looming

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the causes for a drop in milk yield this week and looks ahead to how much fertiliser to spread for the last round.

MANAGEMENT 20 August 2025

Grain Trends: steady prices, but plenty of grain

Grain Trends: steady prices, but plenty of grain

There is a lot of grain on the market at present, but prices held steady this week in the main. Oilseed rape is worth a look.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

Reseeding rates 'through the roof'

Reseeding rates 'through the roof'

Adverse weather conditions in 2024 also meant a lot of reseeding was put on the back burner until this year.

NEWS 20 August 2025

Excess grass and regional droughts

Excess grass and regional droughts

While grass grows over the walls in the north and west, the drought deepens in the southeast.

NEWS 20 August 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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