Dairy

Where will the next generation of AI sires come from?

At the recent Teagasc national dairy conference, Donagh Berry addressed worries about the size of the future bull pool. Daire Cregg reports on what's causing the issues.

MANAGEMENT 25 December 2025

Where will the next generation of AI sires come from?

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Evaluating stocking rate for 2026

Evaluating stocking rate for 2026

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Ireland on track for record milk output for 2025

Ireland on track for record milk output for 2025

NEWS 24 December 2025

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

Dairy management: silage stocks and vaccines

MANAGEMENT 24 December 2025

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

Positives and negatives moving into the New Year

FARMER WRITES 24 December 2025

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Suckler cow numbers drop to 55-year low

Suckler cow numbers drop to 55-year low

The number of suckler cows in NI has continued to decline year-on-year

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 December 2025

Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

The sharp lift in cattle prices of upwards of 40% in 2025 encouraged more farmers to market cattle live, with throughput falling by just 0.2% despite a drop in the national herd.

NEWS 23 December 2025

Record output for 2025 milk

Record output for 2025 milk

Production levels are running 5% to 5.5% ahead of 2024, with delivered milk volumes expected to reach 8.85bn to 8.9bn litres.

NEWS 23 December 2025

November prices back 27% on 2024

November prices back 27% on 2024

Almost one third has been wiped off the price of milk over the last 12 months, with North Cork Creameries paying the lowest price in the country.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Dairy Trends: a bad ending to a great year

Dairy Trends: a bad ending to a great year

Aidan Brennan looks back at the dairy market for 2025 and says that it will be remembered as a great year for prices, but with a bad back-end.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

New Year launch for Israeli techno milk

New Year launch for Israeli techno milk

Remilk claims its product is “almost 100% the same” as real milk in terms of taste, texture and nutrition.

DEALER 23 December 2025

Kildare grower praises low-cost pin-point retrofit Chinese auto steer

Kildare grower praises low-cost pin-point retrofit Chinese auto steer

Peter Thomas Keaveney catches up with Thomas Greene, who opted for a Chinese CHC Nav auto steer system, using the same unit on both his 2000 New Holland TS115 and 2012 Claas Lexion combine.

FARM MACHINERY 23 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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