Dairy Farming

Dairy

James Hanly

Professor of marketing at University College Dublin Damien McLoughlin was speaking at a ‘Shaping the Future of Dairy’ event in Lyons, Co Kildare.

Dairy

New Nitrates livestock rules coming in to place in 2025

Dairy

Milk supply to recover in 2025 – Tirlán

Agribusiness

Kerry Co-op selects its Kerry Dairy Ireland directors

Dairy

Tirlán unveils revamped feed bonuses for 2025

VIDEOS

MANAGEMENT

Martin Merrick

Change of year will affect TAMS LESS eligibility

As we move into 2025, fewer farmers will be able to avail of grant aid for LESS equipment due to ongoing changes.

Aidan Brennan

Watch: 400-cow Tipperary dairy farmer on changes he’s making to his farm

Barry Powell discusses the investments and changes he’s making on his high performing farm to improve sustainability and water quality.

MARKETS

Aidan Brennan

Dairy Trends: butter the star performer in year of two halves

Aidan Brennan looks back at dairy commodity prices over the last year and says that the performance of butter has been noteworthy.

Aidan Brennan

Dairy Trends: GDT drops by 2.8% at last auction of 2024

The latest Global Dairy Trade auction recorded a drop of 2.8%, with powders falling by the largest amount, writes Aidan Brennan.

GRASS & FEEDING

Aidan Brennan

Where to now for protected urea?

Aidan Brennan takes a look at the lessons to be learned from protected urea in 2024 and asks where to now for protected urea.

Aidan Brennan

Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year finalists

Aidan Brennan profiles the first two finalists in the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards for 2024.

BREEDING & HEALTH

Aidan Brennan

Cork farmers preparing for springtime

Getting ready for spring is one of the themes at next January’s Irish Grassland Association dairy conference. For Cork farmers Maeve O’Keeffe and Jack Kearney, each spring brings different challenges.

Contributor

New developments in animal health

Thomas Condon takes a look at some of the new technologies and healthcare products available to dairy farmers.

FARM PROGRAMMES

Martin Merrick

Watch: sowing multispecies swards in Laois

Earlier this year, Footprint Farmer Andrew Mulhare trialled multispecies swards on his Laois drystock farm for the first time.

Aidan Brennan

Watch: 400-cow Tipperary dairy farmer on changes he’s making to his farm

Barry Powell discusses the investments and changes he’s making on his high performing farm to improve sustainability and water quality.

Brendan Dunford

Footprints from Irish Farmers' Journeys

Brendan Dunford reflects on the great privilege of interviewing two dozen farmers across 20 counties, north and south, as part of this series of Irish Farmers Journeys.

Adam Woods

Food for thought on fodder on Tullamore Farm

Shaun Diver has a round-up of what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.

SPONSORED

CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices

Seventeen farms nationwide will host CalfCare ’25, a collaborative roadshow by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 campaign, promoting calf health and good calf-rearing practices.

SPONSORED

Healthy hens, longer lay with MSD

With around eight million laying hens in the whole of Ireland, egg production is a growing sector

SPONSORED

All-new Toyota Land Cruiser: a trusted ally for Irish farmers

The Toyota Land Cruiser has long been a staple in the Irish farming community, renowned for its rugged reliability and exceptional capability in challenging terrains.

SPONSORED

New 'high-skim' Flourish Calf from Volac

New Flourish Calf is an innovative 23% all-dairy protein, 19% fat formulation with a high skim content (50%). It is also enhanced with a proven package of calf health ingredients.

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