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Dairy Day 2025 - surviving dry summers

Daire Cregg reports from the Dairy Day 2025 panel discussion on surviving dry summers with an insight from both Ireland and New Zealand.

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

Dairy Day 2025 - surviving dry summers

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Focus on breeding to drive output in Carlow

Focus on breeding to drive output in Carlow

MANAGEMENT 22 October 2025

Consider breakeven when purchasing store lambs

Consider breakeven when purchasing store lambs

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 September 2025

Dairy Management: grass growth rates rebounding

Dairy Management: grass growth rates rebounding

Dairy Management: grass growth rates rebounding

MANAGEMENT 4 August 2025

Grass+ Dairy: grass back on track for most

Grass+ Dairy: grass back on track for most

Grass+ Dairy: grass back on track for most

GRASS & FEEDING 30 July 2025

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Watch: keeping the focus on grass in Castleisland

Watch: keeping the focus on grass in Castleisland

John and Rachel O’Connor are milking 100 cows in a spring calving, grass based system in Currans, Co Kerry.

MILK QUALITY 9 July 2025

Beef Management: building grass covers, lung worm issues and farm safety actions

Beef Management: building grass covers, lung worm issues and farm safety actions

In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at building grass covers, lung worm infections and farm safety.

MANAGEMENT 9 July 2025

Grass+ Dairy: rain provides a welcome kick to growth

Grass+ Dairy: rain provides a welcome kick to growth

Ample rain over the last week has seen those experiencing significant soil moisture in a better position, with grass growth lifting on these farms, writes Thomas Condon.

GRASS & FEEDING 9 July 2025

Watch: high EBI herd delivering the goods in Limerick

Watch: high EBI herd delivering the goods in Limerick

The Hickey family are running and beef enterprise on free draining land at Caherconlish in Co Limerick.

MILK QUALITY 9 July 2025

Grass+ Dairy: rain helps some, hampers others

Grass+ Dairy: rain helps some, hampers others

Heavy rain in the early parts of the week were what some people were looking for, though some were unlucky enough to miss it, writes Thomas Condon.

GRASS & FEEDING 9 July 2025

Too wet here, too dry there

Too wet here, too dry there

The week prior saw heavy rainfall in the northwest, while the south remained overly dry, with the forecast dry spell suiting the former and not the latter, writes Thomas Condon.

GRASS & FEEDING 9 July 2025

Grass+ Beef: dry spell could spell trouble for some

Grass+ Beef: dry spell could spell trouble for some

While most farms are in an okay position, the dry forecast could put pressure on grass supplies.

GRASS & FEEDING 9 July 2025

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Strong cow health after calving – the key to a successful breeding season

The weeks after calving are one of the most critical periods in the dairy year. Cow health during this post-calving phase has a direct impact on milk yield, fertility and overall herd performance.

Strong cow health after calving – the key to a successful breeding season

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