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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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Eye-catching auction in west west Cork

Eye-catching auction in west west Cork

DEALER 17 December 2025

SMS CZ introduces new bale chaser

SMS CZ introduces new bale chaser

NEWS 10 December 2025

Complication added to winter feeding plan

Complication added to winter feeding plan

Complication added to winter feeding plan

FARMER WRITES 3 December 2025

Farmer Writes: Irish farmers paying the price for EU red tape

Farmer Writes: Irish farmers paying the price for EU red tape

Farmer Writes: Irish farmers paying the price for EU red tape

FARMER WRITES 26 November 2025

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Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

Blackgrass seed coming from straw imports

Billions of blackgrass seeds could be imported into Ireland through straw imports and are a major biosecurity risk.

NEWS 8 October 2025

Dairy Management: steps involved in drying off cows

Dairy Management: steps involved in drying off cows

Aidan Brennan looks at the importance of hygiene and patience when drying off cows and looks at how much good quality silage is needed for the spring.

MANAGEMENT 8 October 2025

Teagasc says dairy producers are purchasing Spanish straw

Teagasc says dairy producers are purchasing Spanish straw

Teagasc has said that while Irish straw is of similar quality to Spanish straw, some dairy producers are opting to purchase Spanish straw.

NEWS 8 October 2025

Farmer Writes: cattle housed for the winter

Farmer Writes: cattle housed for the winter

Karen McCabe has decided to bite the bullet and house cattle for the winter, while she will also speak at a women in farming event and had an unexpected visitor.

FARMER WRITES 8 October 2025

Farmer Writes: summer 2025 the most difficult of my career

Farmer Writes: summer 2025 the most difficult of my career

Initially the rains were horrendous - short-lived thunderstorms with a phenomenal amount of rain in a short space of time.

FARMER WRITES 8 October 2025

With a 10% increase in bale shear grant aid, what are the brands to consider?

With a 10% increase in bale shear grant aid, what are the brands to consider?

With a 10% reference cost increase for plastic retaining bales shears under TAMS III, Gary Abbott and Peter Thomas Keaveney look at the options available on the Irish market.

FARM MACHINERY 8 October 2025

Bridgeway bale unroller works a treat for 89-year-old Cavan farmer

Bridgeway bale unroller works a treat for 89-year-old Cavan farmer

Four years ago, Cavan farm, Fred Chambers ditched the fork in favour of a Bridgeway Diamond bale unroller to ease the workload of feeding up to 500 bales each winter, Gary Abbott writes.

FARM MACHINERY 8 October 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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