Dairy
Weigh your 2025 heifer calves
Having heifers at the right weight for breeding and calving results in much improved fertility and milk solids performance in first and second lactation.
29 September 2025
Red clover silage: When’s best to feed?
A late lactation or early lactation buffer? Researchers at Teagasc Moorepark have examined how dairy cows perform when offered grass-red clover silage within pasture-based systems.
27 September 2025
EBI changes explained
Updates to the Economic Breeding Index (EBI) are being rolled out this week, Kevin Downing of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) fills us in on what these changes will mean on the ground.
24 September 2025
Dairy Edge: Autumn closing planning tips
John Conroy, Dairy Advisor in Teagasc Nenagh and Jim Delahunty, dairy farmer, join Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss closing the farm for 2025.
22 September 2025
Survey results: Slurry and dairy soiled water volume estimates
Teagasc conducted a survey of 100 farms to assess current volumes of dairy soiled water and slurry produced on dairy farms.
20 September 2025
PhD research partnership to support generational renewal on Irish dairy farms
FRS Co-Op and VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre have signed a new collaboration agreement to support a PhD doctorate to investigate employment dynamics in Irish dairy farming with a focus on people, productivity, technology and generational renewal.
18 September 2025
‘For every load of lime spread, you are getting one free’
Lime is magic, but are dairy farmers missing a trick by not applying lime this back end?
17 September 2025
Dairy Edge: Soil fertility management after the spreading deadline
Seamus Kearney, Teagasc Tirlán Joint Programme Co-ordinator, joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss soil fertility actions that can still be taken despite the chemical fertiliser deadline passing for 2025.
16 September 2025
Don’t let poor grazing infrastructure affect your herd’s performance
Properly implemented grazing infrastructure increases productivity and sustainability in livestock enterprises, but research from Teagasc Moorepark shows that there are crucial hurdles to overcome first.
15 September 2025
Enabling farmers to implement 8 Actions for Change to protect and improve water quality
Philip Murphy, Noel Meehan and Pat Dillion explain the aims of the Better Farming for Water Campaign, and how targeted actions at catchment and farm level can protect and improve water quality across Ireland.
15 September 2025