Dairy
The timing of applications to maximise return
As part of Nutrient Management Week, Grass10 Campaign Manager, John Maher talks about the time of applications to maximise their return.
21 January 2026
ReNure: A New Opportunity for Irish Dairy Farmers Facing Nitrates Limits
Barry Caslin, Energy and Rural Development Specialist at Teagasc, with contributions from Dr. Shaun Connolly, Dr. Dominika Krol, and Dr. Donal O’Brien - all research scientists based at Teagasc's Johnstown Castle, takes a closer look at ReNure and the potential it may have for dairy farmers.
21 January 2026
How Michael Carroll manages his slurry to drive grass growth
As part of Nutrient Management Week, Grass10’s John Maher speaks to Michael Carroll from Co. Limerick.
20 January 2026
DairyBeef 500 Conference to focus on calf sourcing, better genetics and health
The Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Conference 2026 will take place on Thursday, January 29th at 7pm at Ballykisteen Hotel, Limerick Junction, County Tipperary, E34 VK12.
20 January 2026
Effective use of nutrients and minimising losses with Philip Murphy & Pat Tuohy
Philip Murphy, Co-ordinator of the Blackwater Catchment Programme, and Pat Tuohy, Senior Researcher at Teagasc, join Stuart Childs to discuss effective use of nutrients and avoiding losses on this episode of the Dairy Edge podcast.
19 January 2026
TB programme changes focus on upcoming webinar
Dairy farmers are encouraged to join a webinar on Tuesday, 20 January at 7.30pm, which will outline the new bovine TB Action Plan and what it means at farm level.
19 January 2026
10 tips for better transition cow nutrition and health
Around 70% of clinical health problems in dairy cows happen in the 2-3 weeks after calving. In this article, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer at Teagasc, Dr Joe Patton shares 10 tips for better transition cow nutrition and health.
19 January 2026
Count down on for calf housing
Dairy farmers nationally are on the cusp of the busy spring-calving period. There is, however, an opportunity to make last-minute adjustments or tweaks to your calf housing to improve the health and welfare of your calves.
18 January 2026
Feed space, training heifers and February in sight
David Gannon is the Teagasc/Aurivo Focus Farmer for Co. Galway. John McCabe, Teagasc caught up with David to see what was happening on the farm.
17 January 2026
Lime – the low-cost fertiliser in 2026
All indications are that nitrogen fertilisers will be more expensive in 2026 due to many factors from carbon taxes to trade tariffs. Mark Plunkett, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, writes that now is the time to plan and organise the application of lime to correct soil pH levels and reduce our dependence on imported chemical N fertilisers.
14 January 2026