Articles
Lessons on labour from the Aurivo Focus Farms
Dairy farmers are in a period of strong financial performance, however there is no hiding from the fact that it requires hard work. With long-term sustainability and generational renewal in mind, making work easier and more flexible is becoming increasingly important.
4 September 2025
Beef Edge: The Beef Welfare Scheme – what you need to know
Margaret Brennan, Assistant Principal Officer over Beef Schemes with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss the new Beef Welfare Scheme announced recently and to give an update on all things scheme related.
3 September 2025
Have you declared your Farming for Water Catch Crops?
Farmers who’ve established two-month catch crops under the Farming for Water EIP are being reminded that the declaration deadline is fast approaching.
3 September 2025
Time to plan castration
Early, well-managed castration of dairy beef males reduces stress on calves, improves safety on farms and prevents complications later in life, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Fergal Maguire tells us more.
3 September 2025
Why are new potatoes so hard to find in Irish shops this year?
The shortage of new potatoes on shop shelves has a lot to do with bad weather in previous years and too many old spuds in storage, Shay Phelan tells us more in a recent RTE Brainstorm Article.
3 September 2025
Fertiliser spreading – key dates approaching
September marks a key month and farmers need to be aware that the closed period for the application of chemical fertiliser, either nitrogen or phosphorus, is fast approaching.
2 September 2025
Producing over 2 million litres of top-quality milk annually
An event on August 28, jointly held by Dairygold Co-operative, the National Dairy Council, Ornua and Teagasc, celebrated the success of Aidan and Derval Kennedy and family, who farm near Cahir, Co. Tipperary, and were the 2024 National Winners of the NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards.
2 September 2025
Ewe BCS: Start now to ensure ewes are fit for the year ahead
Body condition score (BCS) is an important way of assessing the nutritional status of a flock without the need for anything more than a pair of hands and a race, Research Officer at Teagasc Athenry, Dr. Frank Campion tells us more.
2 September 2025
OviCast: Monitoring worm burden and assessing drench effectiveness
One of the key factors influencing lamb performance at this stage of the season is managing and effectively treating the worm burden. For this OviCast episode, Sheep Specialist, Damian Costello joins Ciaran Lynch to discuss this in detail.
2 September 2025
Why Signpost farmer Kieran McDermott is making lime a priority
Lime is a lot cheaper per tonne than fertiliser to buy and we need to be spreading it; some key words of wisdom from Lakeland Dairies Signpost farmer, Kieran McDermott who tells us why he’s prioritising lime applications on his farm.
2 September 2025