Dairy

Staying on top of milk quality

Raymond Ryan, Milk Quality Advisor for the Limerick and Clare regions with Dairygold, joins Stuart Childs on the Dairy Edge Podcast to discuss staying on top of milk quality.
24 August 2026

Key messages from the National Fodder and Food Security Committee

More than 50 representatives from across the sector participated in a meeting of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee, today, August 21, at Teagasc Oak Park.
21 August 2026

Fodder survey data highlights the need for farmers to be aware of feed supply risks for the winter ahead

The National Fodder and Food Security Committee was convened today, Friday, , by Chairperson, Mike Magan, at the request of Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD. The meeting was held on foot of the ongoing drought conditions in many parts of the country.
21 August 2026

Supplementary feeds account for 50% of diets on worst drought-affected farms

Silage and concentrates account for close to 50% of the diet of dairy cows in the worst drought-affected areas, data stemming from PastureBase Ireland and brought before a recent National Fodder Meeting has revealed.
20 August 2026

Dealing with the drought – Teagasc Advisory Messages

Following an extended spell of dry weather and the occurrence of drought conditions on many farms, Teagasc Head of Advisory Services, Tom Curran shared key advisory messages to support farmers dealing with drought through a recent National Fodder Meeting.
19 August 2026

Seeing the value of clover in a dry year

Advisor on the Teagasc / Lakeland Dairies Joint Programme, Sean Callan visits Julie Mullarkey in Monaghan to see how clover inclusion is benefiting the farm, and he provides an update on how the demonstration farmers are managing through the extended dry spell.
18 August 2026

Grass10: Advice for farmers facing very different grass growing conditions

With the country firmly divided, Grass10 Advisor, Nikki Kennedy shares advice for farms where grass is growing and those where drought is still having an impact on grass supplies.
17 August 2026

Trying to get time off – help others to help you

Eoghan Byrne, Project Manager in FRS farm services, and MTU Agriculture student, Cormac Harnett, who works as an operator with the FRS in Cork, join Stuart Childs to discuss how farmers can help themselves get a bit of a break from the work by making it easier to work on their farm.
17 August 2026

Smarter calf rearing: Technology, labour and health

Cork dairy-beef farmer, Philip O'Neill who operates a calf-to-store beef enterprise alongside a tillage enterprise, while also working off-farm, and his Teagasc Advisor, Alan Carey, join this week’s Beef Edge podcast.
12 August 2026

Farmers urged to assess fodder stocks and complete a fodder budget

All farmers are encouraged to carry out a fodder budget which will assist them to take appropriate action to ensure sufficient fodder stocks for the coming winter.
12 August 2026