Dairy farming

News Breeding & health Dairy Day Grass & feeding Management Markets Young stock

The Grass Week: variable grazing conditions as heavy rainfall hits some

Grass growth is on par with normal, but some have found less favourable grazing conditions over the past week or ten days.

GRASS & FEEDING 26 April 2025

News 2

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Tirlán’s sustainable farming academy opens for applications

Tirlán’s sustainable farming academy opens for applications

NEWS 25 April 2025

Kildare dairy farmers fleet of machinery and equipment for auction this weekend

Kildare dairy farmers fleet of machinery and equipment for auction this weekend

NEWS 24 April 2025

Price cuts applied to March milk cheques

Price cuts applied to March milk cheques

Price cuts applied to March milk cheques

NEWS 24 April 2025

TB reactors up 8.5% so far this year

TB reactors up 8.5% so far this year

TB reactors up 8.5% so far this year

NEWS 23 April 2025

ADVERTISEMENT

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Live exports accelerating the herd decline

Live exports accelerating the herd decline

Darren Carty, Aidan Brennan and Adam Woods analyse the critical role high live exports are playing in the cattle herd.

NEWS 23 April 2025

Power of reseeding evident in Kilkenny

Power of reseeding evident in Kilkenny

Kilkenny farmer Pat Dillon reseeds 10% of the grazing block each year and gets the benefit in terms of grass growth and milk solids writes Aidan Brennan.

GRASS & FEEDING 23 April 2025

Dairy Trends: Butter increases but powder and cheese falls

Dairy Trends: Butter increases but powder and cheese falls

There was mixed news on the dairy scene this week with increases for butter but a drop in price for cheese and milk powders.

MARKETS 23 April 2025

Dairy Management: cold and wet reduces growth rates

Dairy Management: cold and wet reduces growth rates

Aidan Brennan has some advice for farmers dealing with lower grass growth rates, using sexed semen and managing calves

MANAGEMENT 23 April 2025

Grass+ Dairy: Rain has greened up many areas

Grass+ Dairy: Rain has greened up many areas

Rain and a rise in soil temperature is pushing growth across the country, which is where more frequent grass measuring needs to come in, writes Thomas Condon.

GRASS & FEEDING 23 April 2025

90% increase in BVD positive calves

90% increase in BVD positive calves

The increase to 359 head stems from some herds recording significant breakdowns with the herd prevalence increasing by less than 20%.

NEWS 23 April 2025

Farm fencing – to go with or without TAMS aid

Farm fencing – to go with or without TAMS aid

Bovine electric fencing has a reference cost of €2.77/m while sheep fencing has a reference cost of €6.75/m on lowland ground and €8.81/m on mountain terrain.

INFRASTRUCTURE 23 April 2025

SPONSORED

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

LOAD MORE STORIES