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Dairy Management: housing and drying off

Aidan Brennan says that now is the time to start thinking about drying off first calvers and any thin cows.

MANAGEMENT 3 November 2025

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Dairy Management: nitrates, teat sealing and Dairy Day

Dairy Management: nitrates, teat sealing and Dairy Day

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

Managing people on Irish dairy farms

Managing people on Irish dairy farms

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

Dairy Management: is it worth teat sealing heifers?

Dairy Management: is it worth teat sealing heifers?

Dairy Management: is it worth teat sealing heifers?

MANAGEMENT 27 October 2025

Managing costs on back of milk price cuts

Managing costs on back of milk price cuts

Managing costs on back of milk price cuts

MANAGEMENT 22 October 2025

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Dairy Management: milk price cuts will affect margin

Dairy Management: milk price cuts will affect margin

Aidan Brennan looks at the impact of milk price cuts on farm income and has some advice for farmers running tight on grass.

MANAGEMENT 8 October 2025

Dairy management: back to wet weather management as rain returns

Dairy management: back to wet weather management as rain returns

Heavy rain over almost all of the country over the weekend has made grazing conditions more difficult on heavier soils, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 8 October 2025

Managing grass in the run up to housing

Managing grass in the run up to housing

Daire Cregg looks at how farmers can best manage grass in the final rotation.

MANAGEMENT 8 October 2025

Dairy Management: getting lime spread in good weather

Dairy Management: getting lime spread in good weather

Aidan Brennan says that the good weather is a great opportunity to get lime spread on paddocks that need it in good conditions.

MANAGEMENT 8 October 2025

Dairy Management: excellent weather for fieldwork

Dairy Management: excellent weather for fieldwork

With dry weather forecast for the next week, farmers should make the most of it by getting field work wrapped up, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 8 October 2025

Schemes update: just days left to declare fertiliser closing stocks

Schemes update: just days left to declare fertiliser closing stocks

Every farmer must declare closing stocks of fertiliser with the deadline to do so approaching fast on 15 October 2025.

SCHEMES 8 October 2025

Dairy Management: questioning Tirlán feed advice

Dairy Management: questioning Tirlán feed advice

Aidan Brennan asks Teagasc researchers to review some of the advice coming from dairy co-ops about feeding cows this autumn.

MANAGEMENT 8 October 2025

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Watch: Shed Talks – Supporting the next generation of young farmers

At the AIB Shed Talks, industry experts explored how Ireland’s agri sector can support the next generation of farmers.

Watch: Shed Talks – Supporting the next generation of young farmers

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