Dairy
Autumn closing: Time to protect farm cover
Although the average farm cover on Irish dairy farms measuring grass through PastureBase Ireland stood at 822kg DM/ha, a wide degree of variability exists across farms.
23 October 2025
Using red clover silage during the first winter
A recent experiment was undertaken at Teagasc Moorepark to investigate the effect of offering red clover silage to replacement dairy heifers during their first winter in comparison to grass silage diets.
23 October 2025
LESS and protected urea use on Irish farms
Representative of almost 88,000 dairy, beef, sheep and tillage farms nationally, the recently published suite of National Farm Survey (NFS) enterprise factsheets shed light on the levels of protected urea and Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) use on Irish farms last year.
22 October 2025
Best practice in milking courses available
Are you looking to improve your milking skills? Then the Best Practice in Milking Course may be of interest to you.
21 October 2025
Time for lime
Ground conditions and farm finances have aligned, meaning there are significant opportunities to apply lime. John Maher, Grass10 Manager, and John Leahy, dairy farmer in Athea, Co. Limerick, join Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge to discuss applying lime.
20 October 2025
Dairy costs: What sets the bottom and top performing farms apart
The recently released Teagasc National Farm Survey 2024 Dairy Enterprise Factsheet offers a useful snapshot of how Irish dairy farms performed last year. What’s interesting however is how it highlights the financial differences between the top, middle and bottom performing farms.
20 October 2025
Selective Dry Cow Therapy – excellent management is the key to success
Pablo Silva Boloña, Teagasc Research Officer, whose work focuses on milk quality, dairy cow mastitis and selective dry cow therapy, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge.
13 October 2025
Soil sampling – an integral tool for your farm
The starting point in nutrient management planning on farms, Anthony Dineen, Climate Action & Sustainability Advisor, Macroom, Co. Cork, looks at the many benefits that soil sampling brings.
13 October 2025
Grazing management update with Jason Coulter, Co. Sligo
On this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher discusses current grazing advice and the start of closing up for early spring grass. It’s a great week to reseed paddocks sprayed and grazed.
12 October 2025
Top five tips for dairy farmers this October
From preparations for next spring to storage slurry requirements, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer, Dr. Joe Patton shares his top five tips for October.
12 October 2025