Dairy Farming

Agribusiness

Kerry Co-op selects its Kerry Dairy Ireland directors

Pat O'Toole

Kerry Co-op has chosen seven people to serve on the board of Kerry Dairy Ireland alongside representatives of Kerry Group plc, with a couple of external independent directors joining them too.

Dairy

Tirlán unveils revamped feed bonuses for 2025

Dairy

Bird flu state of emergency declared in California

Dairy

Carbery raises November milk price

Dairy

Dairygold adds conditions to milk price top-up

VIDEOS

MANAGEMENT

Aidan Brennan

Sexed semen use set to grow further

Sexed semen use in Ireland is expected to surpass the 400,000 straws mark by 2026 according to Teagasc, writes Aidan Brennan.

Aidan Brennan

Dairy Management: dosing dairy cows and planning for Christmas

Aidan Brennan goes through the key parasites that may need to be controlled on dairy farms this winter.

MARKETS

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.

Aidan Brennan

Dairy Trends: butter drops sharply by €600/t

Butter prices took a big fall this week, as demand for the product dropped on the back of Christmas orders filled, writes Aidan Brennan.

GRASS & FEEDING

Martin Merrick

Tthe Grass Week: time for closing covers and soil samples

With grazing finished, recording closing covers and soil sampling paddocks are some of the last tasks to be completed on the grazing block this year.

Aidan Brennan

Steps to improving water quality

Aidan Brennan reports from the Teagasc National Dairy Conference where Pat Dillon presented a paper on water quality.

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

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.

Adam Woods

Attention turns to grazing rape crop on Tullamore farm

Shaun Diver takes a look at what has been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.

Brendan Dunford

An eye for nature in south Mayo

Alanna Daly draws upon her farm’s remarkable heritage to boost farm income - and indulge in her passion for wildlife photography, writes Brendan Dunford.

Contributor

Tullamore Farm: bulls set sail for Italy and students fly in from Kansas

Shaun Diver has the latest update from the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm in Tullamore.

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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