Dairy

Without a physically and mentally fit farmer, the entire operation falters – why nothing is more important than your own health and wellbeing
Growing interest in female sexed semen and polled genetics – NCBC
Eamon O’Connell: Here are the jobs you need to do now to prevent serious pain in the spring
How this Dutch farmer plans to handle the loss of his Derogation

How to get on top of the three Ds of December: diet, dosing and drying off
Eamon O’Connell: How to get the best value when dosing for fluke and worms
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on Bovaer ‘controversy’: Why I’m happy to just let my cows burp and fart
‘I am proud to use Bovaer, and here is why’ – dairy farmer on the methane additive furore
Struggling with succession? Here’s some way to make your farm more attractive to the next generation
Dairy farms will need up to 20pc more slurry storage
Darragh McCullough: Co-ops took their eye off the ball with Nitrates – and farmers will pay the price
Eamon O’Connell: Get the clippers out – why it’s a good idea to give your animals a haircut
Henry Walsh: As farmer and a Kerry Co-op supplier here’s how I'll be voting
Forget calendar farming – here’s a better way to protect our rivers and keep farmers on side

Dairy

Without a physically and mentally fit farmer, the entire operation falters – why nothing is more important than your own health and wellbeing

Growing interest in female sexed semen and polled genetics – NCBC

Eamon O’Connell: Here are the jobs you need to do now to prevent serious pain in the spring

How this Dutch farmer plans to handle the loss of his Derogation

How to get on top of the three Ds of December: diet, dosing and drying off

Eamon O’Connell: How to get the best value when dosing for fluke and worms

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on Bovaer ‘controversy’: Why I’m happy to just let my cows burp and fart

‘I am proud to use Bovaer, and here is why’ – dairy farmer on the methane additive furore

Struggling with succession? Here’s some way to make your farm more attractive to the next generation

Dairy farms will need up to 20pc more slurry storage

Darragh McCullough: Co-ops took their eye off the ball with Nitrates – and farmers will pay the price

Eamon O’Connell: Get the clippers out – why it’s a good idea to give your animals a haircut

Henry Walsh: As farmer and a Kerry Co-op supplier here’s how I'll be voting

Forget calendar farming – here’s a better way to protect our rivers and keep farmers on side

Eamon O’Connell: New crypto vaccine is well worth paying for – but it’s only one part of the battle

New calf pneumonia detection technique hailed as a potential game-changer

Gillian O’Sullivan: Ooof... how one disaster after another made this the most costly week of my life

‘We spent €15,525 on solar panels – but they should pay for themselves in just 3½ years’

Dairy farmers feed on as average milk returns break 60c/L

Eamon O’Connell: Cattle snoring can be the sign of a serious medical condition – so don’t just sleep on it

Peter Hynes: How embryo transfer will transform dairy farming

Eamon O’Connell: Feeding young calves more milk is an extra cost but payback will be tenfold

We don’t need 200 or 300 cows - we need 140 efficient cows – the Sligo dairy farmers expanding without a derogation

‘It’s never too late to learn’ – farmer on going back to college and getting a degree 37 years after his Leaving Cert

How this family suckler farm in the Burren branched into dairy and eggs

Spain’s co-ops do nearly everything for the farmer. Could that model work here?

How this Tipperary cheese-maker is aiming to transform Rwandan dairy

Eamon O’Connell: Animal health is 10pc what happens to your herd and 90pc how you react to it

Handy tips for maximising each cow’s lactation as winter draws in

Northern Ireland milk production hits year-to-date record high

Henry Walsh: How we are controlling our TB outbreak – and trying to find out what caused it

Pat McCormack: Standing still is falling behind – why Arrabawn-Tipperary merger is a win-win

Eamon O’Connell: It’s vital to take milk samples properly – the information they provide is invaluable

Do your bit at drying-off – it could save human lives

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Farm dates, pre-nups and free labour – your guide to dating a farmer, sector by sector

Farmers can’t ignore the facts: red meat is losing the battle for consumers

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: What would you do if your processor stopped collecting your milk?

How five family farms became the face of a premium Irish cream liqueur

Eamon O’Connell: My guide to managing out-of-season health risks on the farm this autumn

Peter Hynes: As a farmer, I can’t ignore the truth - we must take ownership of issues exposed by Prime Time doc

Bigger cow or smaller cow – which is better for the environment and the farmer?

How I found myself removing 10 spreader-loads of dung from my slurry tank

Dairy Industry Ireland urges EU Commission to resolve dispute over China EV tariffs

‘I don’t know what to do’: Kildare farmer’s heartbreak as TB takes entire dairy herd

Why this Australian dairy farmer ships his milk seven hours across country

How a nurse cow system is paying dividends on this organic dairy farm

Tirlán shareholders vote to approve rule change

Up to 30pc of Lakeland Dairies’ milk could be impacted by vet meds regulation

Eamon O’Connell: Do the research before zero grazing or you’ll pay the price

‘It’s unbearable’ – farmer says Government has failed again to address dairy price volatility

Tips for drying off: Think about selective dry cow therapy, get your free vet consultation and start saving money

Check your farm’s emissions with National Farm Survey data – and use the info to help make reductions

Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation application to be made ‘within weeks’

French farmers fear for dairy herd as Lactalis cuts milk purchases

Henry Walsh: I’m dealing with the nightmare of a positive TB test

Fonterra Raises Dividend to Soften Blow From Lower NZ Milk Price

Pat McCormack: How we can tackle the three issues farmers are most concerned about

‘Nitrates Derogation loss would change the face of Irish dairy farming’ – Why this Kilkenny farmer is worried more herds will be forced indoors like he was

Gillian O’Sullivan: Why Irish farmers need a major rethink around dosing

Eamon O’Connell: New vet schools won’t fix our biggest problem – and new vet med regs will be a disaster

Climate targets may need to be ‘revisited’ if more funding is not found - Lakeland Dairies

‘Nitrates Derogation is a national asset and I’m determined to retain it’ – Taoiseach

Peter Hynes: How we almost eliminated the dairy bull calf on our farm

Tirlán in the market for co-op milk supply partners

Third-cut silage – should you pit it or bale it?

Arrabawn enters ‘preliminary exclusive’ discussions with Tipperary co-op

Why selective dry cow therapy has been worth the initial anxiety

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Badgers are part of the TB problem, but I’m not convinced they’re the only or even the main problem

‘Send MEPs over here by the bus load’ – how this Longford dairy farmer is on a mission to save the Nitrates Derogation

Henry Walsh: Tips for late-season grass growth

Dairygold launches census to ‘capture ambition’ of its suppliers

Tirlán proposes rule change and €239m share spin-out

Gillian O’Sullivan: Why I’m against a high output system — OAD allows for a good work-life balance

Pat McCormack: How the cost of replacing the shed roof went from €1,500 to €5,000 in a year we’re trying to avoid unnecessary spending

‘Cow comfort is very important on farm in getting ready for winter’

EU must compensate dairy sector if Irish food exports become ‘collateral damage’ in trade war with China, farmers warn

China targets Irish dairy in tit-for-tat response to EU’s EV tariffs

Peter Hynes: ‘I’d take my hat off to any young farmer who can borrow one million euro on the back of a 60-cow herd’

Dairy processors boost milk prices in bid to encourage production