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Dairy
Dairy Management: planning for a good grass year
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan says farmers need to plan their grass growth for the year by setting out fertiliser plans and managing soil fertility.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: Straw runs out
The first job is to get the slurry fully under control so that if we do get a prolonged spell of wet weather, there won’t be a problem with storage capacity under the slats.
8 January 2025 Grass & feeding
Meet the finalists in the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards
Declan Collins and Aidan Brennan profile three more farmers in the 2024 Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards.
Dairy Trends: Rabobank predicting a good start to 2025
Aidan Brennan analyses the latest Rabobank quarterly report on the dairy sector, which suggests that 2025 will be a good year for the sector.
1 January 2025 Markets
Dairy management: managing costs and planning fertiliser
Aidan Brennan looks at the things farmers should be looking at when working out costs of production and planning for 2025.
1 January 2025 Management
Positive price outlook for all sectors in 2025
What does 2025 hold for prices across Ireland's main farming sectors? The Irish Farmers Journal team takes a look.
1 January 2025 News
Mid-season grass growth under most pressure
Aidan Brennan takes a look at grass growth trends in 2024 and the five and ten year average using data from PastureBase Ireland.
31 December 2024 Management
Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year finalists
Aidan Brennan profiles the first two finalists in the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year awards for 2024.
28 December 2024 Grass & feeding
Where to now for protected urea?
Aidan Brennan takes a look at the lessons to be learned from protected urea in 2024 and asks where to now for protected urea.
28 December 2024 Grass & feeding
Where to pitch costs and profit for 2025
The whole subject of costs of production was discussed at both Dairy Day and the Teagasc dairy conference in November, writes Aidan Brennan.
25 December 2024 Management
The A to Z of NI farming in 2024
Peter McCann reviews what the past 12 months have meant for farming in Northern Ireland.
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland
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.
23 December 2024 Grass & feeding