Dairy
Basics pay off in Bandon
Glenn Forde farms in Ballinadee, near Bandon, running a spring calving dairy herd which supplies milk to Bandon Co-op. Mark Treacy, Teagasc Dairy Specialist and Mark O’Sullivan, Teagasc Dairy Advisor outline how good grass management and breeding are the key on an unusually dry farm.
26 December 2025
First financial baseline for Irish organic farms
A new analysis of 85 organic farms across Ireland has provided the first national financial baseline for Ireland’s expanded organic farming sector.
24 December 2025
Dairying in Dakota – the Rodney Elliott Story
Fermanagh man, Rodney Elliott who is farming in the US state of South Dakota joins James Dunne on this episode of the Dairy Edge podcast.
22 December 2025
Dairy finances: 2025 and outlook for 2026
Patrick Gowing, Dairy Specialist at Teagasc, reflects on the year outgoing and shares key financial tips for the year ahead.
22 December 2025
Bluetongue explained: What cattle and sheep farmers need to know
For a special joint podcast on bluetongue, with Stuart Childs from the Dairy Edge and Ciaran Lynch from Ovicast, this week’s Beef Edge is joined by vet John Donlon to find out more about bluetongue.
19 December 2025
Dairy costs and margins – trends in real-farm data
As part of the recent Teagasc National Dairy Conference, Joe Patton and Laurence Shalloo examined the trends in cost of production over time, and the key associations and relationships that should be prioritised at farm level to control costs.
18 December 2025
A December grass update for sheep farmers
Grass10 Advisor, Nikki Kennedy joins Ciaran Lynch on this episode of the OviCast podcast to share key grazing management tips for the weeks ahead.
16 December 2025
Solutions for Enteric Methane Reductions in Irish Ruminant Livestock Systems
Research is ongoing in a number of areas to reduce enteric methane output on Irish livestock farms.
16 December 2025
Economic impacts of sward species diversity and Nitrogen application level in pasture based dairy systems
A new study from Teagasc has found that using diverse grass mixes in dairy farming systems can lead to increased farm profits while cutting nitrogen (N) fertiliser application levels.
15 December 2025
Challenging dairy year ahead
Weaker milk prices, elevated costs and global market uncertainty mean that Irish dairy farmers are facing into a more challenging year in 2026.
13 December 2025