Dairy
Nine months of poor milk prices and high input costs have left dairy farmers struggling to produce at current prices, the ICMSA has warned.
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Diageo Ireland, in partnership with its cream supplier Tirlán, has announced the return of the Baileys Champion Dairy Cow competition.
Farmers turned out in large numbers to visit an award-winning dairy farm near Thurles, Co. Tipperary, for a milk quality farm walk.
A new farmer-led project in the Erne catchment area is aiming to address the challenges associated with slurry management on farms.
Macra has called for higher funding to be put into TAMS to deliver reductions in nitrates levels in water.
The average farmer would of began calving down 20 weeks ago on February 1, meaning most dairy replacements will now be out on grass.
mart sales
Over 1.9 million cattle were traded through Irish marts in 2025, according to DAFM's AIM Bovine Statistics Report for 2025.
Carbery Group and Teagasc Cork West have launched a five-year joint programme aimed at securing the future of dairy farming in West Cork.
Teagasc
With many dairy beef farmers having purchased stock, focus will turn to optimising growth over the summer months.
With fine weather forecast for the week and plenty of moisture still in the ground, grass will be growing rapidly.
Dairy News
One of the research presentations at the recent Teagasc open day compared organic and conventional beef, suckler and dairy systems.
New Zealand's milk production is forecast to set another record for both May collections and the 2025/2026 season, according to NZX.
Agri-Business
Almost 700,000 farm-to-farm cattle movements have been recorded in the first five months of 2026, the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said.
Soil Fertility
Soil fertility has the potential to severely impact grass growth, and it is doing exactly that on many farms across the country.
It is often said that slurry is an undervalued nutrient source on some Irish farms, and this too is often the case for farmyard manure (FYM).
Over the next few weeks it may be worth looking reviewing the milking routine to see if you can finish up the day at a more reasonable time.
Grass
What do farmers think of multispecies, a question which was asked at a recent event in University College Dublin's (UCD) Lyons farm.
The latest data from ICBF shows that 1,056,515 cows have been recorded so far in 2026, giving us an indication of where milk production is.
Grass growth has dropped back to roughly 70kg of dry matter (DM)/ha, which is expected as we approach the longest day of the year.
Beef
Average calf prices for the week ending Sunday, June 14, were above the average price for the year to date in most categories.
Rising milk volumes, falling prices plus high production costs are causing " economic problems" for EU farmers, a producer group has warned.
Teagasc is currently inviting tenders from suppliers for a "sniffer system" to detect methane emissions in cows.
