Dairy
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
Confirmed: Nitrates Derogation decision
Ireland has secured the continued availability of the Nitrates Derogation, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, announced today, December 9.
9 December 2025
Key actions for 2026 from the National Dairy Conference
Teagasc hosted the National Dairy Conference last week in both Clonmel and Cavan, and the theme of the conference was ‘Pathways to Progress’.
8 December 2025
CalfCare events to get underway
Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland (AHI), with the support of Feed for Growth and local co-ops and meat processers, will commence its series of CalfCare events next week.
6 December 2025
Farming with the soil, not against it
Much like no two farmers are the same, the land and soil they work is equally unique. Today, December 5, marks World Soil Day and the GroundTruth team visit Gillian O’Sullivan in Co. Waterford, who’s farming very much with the soil in mind.
5 December 2025
Teagasc urges vigilance on bluetongue
Teagasc is urging farmers to remain vigilant following news of a suspected case of bluetongue on a farm in Northern Ireland.
3 December 2025
Further improvement in farm incomes in 2025, but more mixed outlook ahead in 2026
A new report, by economists at Teagasc, provides the latest estimates of average incomes for various farm types in 2025 and looks ahead to future prospects, forecasting farm incomes in 2026.
2 December 2025
The key messages from the Teagasc National Dairy Conference
Dairy Specialist at Teagasc, Mark Treacy shares some of his key takeaways from the Teagasc National Dairy Conference.
2 December 2025
New industry-research collaboration on Greenhouse Gas mitigation
The Greenhouse Gas Hub, a major new research collaboration, has been launched at the VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre based in Teagasc Moorepark.
25 November 2025
How a transition year placement shaped Edmund Motherway’s route into dairy
Edmund Motherway, from Ladysbridge, near Midleton, was the Overall Winner of the Student Section of the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Awards and he joins Stuart Childs on this week’s Dairy Edge.
24 November 2025