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Dairy management: body condition scoring and getting ready for spring

Aidan Brennan writes that silage quality for the dry period will have a huge bearing on cow body condition score next spring.

MANAGEMENT 17 December 2025

Dairy management: body condition scoring and getting ready for spring

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Next steps for the derogation war

Next steps for the derogation war

NEWS 17 December 2025

Dairy Trends: GDT auction records another big drop

Dairy Trends: GDT auction records another big drop

MARKETS 17 December 2025

Scope for new nitrates derogation after 2028

Scope for new nitrates derogation after 2028

Scope for new nitrates derogation after 2028

NEWS 10 December 2025

Dairy Management: auto-enrolment, milk quality and registering wells

Dairy Management: auto-enrolment, milk quality and registering wells

Dairy Management: auto-enrolment, milk quality and registering wells

MANAGEMENT 10 December 2025

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Dairy Trends: markets under pressure as supplies surge

Dairy Trends: markets under pressure as supplies surge

Butter, cheese and powder prices continue to fall, as the market tries to deal with a surge in milk volumes globally.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Crucial week for nitrates derogation decision

Crucial week for nitrates derogation decision

Member states of the European Union will vote on the European Commission’s proposal to grant Ireland a three-year extension to its nitrates derogation on Tuesday.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Aurivo and Dale Farm merger not up to Ornua

Aurivo and Dale Farm merger not up to Ornua

The row centres on what happens to the Aurivo shares in Ornua if it merges with Dale Farm, who are non-members of Ornua.

NEWS 3 December 2025

New conditions for derogation farmers

New conditions for derogation farmers

Farmers in the Slaney, Barrow, Nore and Blackwater River catchments are most affected by the changes, writes Aidan Brennan

NEWS 3 December 2025

Dairy Management: picking bulls and Farm Alert launch

Dairy Management: picking bulls and Farm Alert launch

Aidan Brennan says that farmers should be picking bulls for next season before calving gets busy.

MANAGEMENT 3 December 2025

Dairy Trends: GDT auction drops by 4.3%

Dairy Trends: GDT auction drops by 4.3%

The drop in price at the Global Dairy Trade auction is the eighth time in a row that prices have fallen at the auction.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Derogation conditions: new buffer zones and cut to fertiliser rates

Derogation conditions: new buffer zones and cut to fertiliser rates

Farmers in the Slaney, Barrow, Nore and Blackwater catchments are most affected by the conditions attached to the derogation extension.

NEWS 3 December 2025

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FJDynamics expands into Irish market with auto-steering systems

Precision agriculture market leader FJDynamics has joined forces with local farming firms Fossland Services (Ireland) and Stuart Dubois AgriSystems (Northern Ireland).

FJDynamics expands into Irish market with auto-steering systems

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