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Dairy Trends: butter the star performer in year of two halves
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan looks back at dairy commodity prices over the last year and says that the performance of butter has been noteworthy.
23 December 2024 Management
Dairy management: New Year's resolutions for dairy farmers
Aidan Brennan looks at soil sampling, cow body condition score and suggests some New Year's resolutions for dairy farmers.
23 December 2024 Grass & feeding
What are the lessons from clover in 2024?
Aidan Brennan reports from the Teagasc national dairy conference where the topic of clover performance in 2024 was discussed at the workshops.
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.
21 December 2024 Management
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.
18 December 2024 Markets
Dairygold adds conditions to milk price top-up
Dairygold informed farmers of the changes through the milk purchase terms and conditions document, sent to suppliers this week.
18 December 2024 News
Unlocking the €60m EIP fund for water
Aidan Brennan reports from the discussion at Dairy Day 2024 on the new Farming for Water EIP, which has a total funding of €60m.
18 December 2024 Management
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.
18 December 2024 Management
Is buying land a good investment?
Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the topics that are coming up at the Positive Farmers Conference in Cork in January.
18 December 2024 Management
D-Day for Kerry Co-op shareholders and milk suppliers
Monday’s vote for Kerry Co-op shareholder will decide on the future direction of the Co-op and the Kerry Dairy Ireland business, writes Aidan Brennan.
16 December 2024 News
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.
11 December 2024 Breeding & health
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.
11 December 2024 Markets