Dairy

How to future-proof your milking parlour investments

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the likely future trends in dairy farming and outlines the pitfalls to avoid when improving milking facilities on dairy farms.

DAIRY EQUIPMENT 3 January 2026

How to future-proof your milking parlour investments

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Agri jobs: dairy and poultry workers in demand

Agri jobs: dairy and poultry workers in demand

NEWS 3 January 2026

A visit to the DeLaval headquarters in Sweden

A visit to the DeLaval headquarters in Sweden

MILK QUALITY 3 January 2026

Grass growth in 2025 beats five-year average

Grass growth in 2025 beats five-year average

Grass growth in 2025 beats five-year average

MANAGEMENT 1 January 2026

Dairy Trends: new year and new hopes for dairy recovery

Dairy Trends: new year and new hopes for dairy recovery

Dairy Trends: new year and new hopes for dairy recovery

MARKETS 31 December 2025

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The small question of finding €90bn in CAP funding . . .

The small question of finding €90bn in CAP funding . . .

With the nitrates derogation granted for another three years and the Mercusor deal delayed, attention needs to swiftly turn to reversing the funding shortfall in the next CAP budget.

SCHEMES 30 December 2025

Calf prices expected to hold into spring 2026

Calf prices expected to hold into spring 2026

Following an exceptional year for calf prices, Tommy Moyles chats to some mart managers to gauge their thoughts on where trade will be for calves in 2026.

MARKETS 30 December 2025

Anger over minister's stance on contracts

Anger over minister's stance on contracts

The EU’s Common Market Organisation proposals have been the subject of unsuccessful trialogue negotiations in Brussels.

NEWS 30 December 2025

Commodity prices at play when it comes to land leases

Commodity prices at play when it comes to land leases

Auctioneers across the country have noticed a number of trends changing when it comes to land leases with commodity prices and policy impacting many decisions around leasing land reports Tommy Moyles.

PROPERTY 30 December 2025

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Since moving to a Q-Bed 324 cubicle bedder, Armagh farmers Samuel and Thomas Dickson have cut labour and bedding usage by a third and witnessed an improvement in cow cleanliness, writes Gary Abbott.

FARM MACHINERY 30 December 2025

Hallow hunting for more national titles

Hallow hunting for more national titles

This week Nevan McKiernan spoke to Philip Jones of the multi-award winning Hallow Holstein Friesian herd in Co Wexford.

PEDIGREE 30 December 2025

The carbon footprint on dairy farms needs to fall much faster

The carbon footprint on dairy farms needs to fall much faster

"While the carbon footprint has been falling, the overall level of emissions has been increasing." - Prof Gerry Boyle

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 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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