Dairy
Dairy Newsletter – September 2025
Monthly advisory newsletter delivered by the Teagasc Dairy Specialist team.
19 September 2025
Slurry and dairy soiled water volume estimates – Final data summary
A survey of 100 farms was conducted to assess current volumes of dairy soiled water (DSW) and slurry produced on dairy farms. The project ran from October 2022 to March 2025, beginning with a winter 2022/23 phase to refine measurement methods and collect baseline data, followed by full-scale nationwide monitoring.
5 September 2025
Improving slurry nutrient distribution on dairy farm holdings
This report modelled milking platform stocking rates where nutrients must be distributed to other parts of the farm outside the milking platform in order to optimise nutrient use efficiency and reduce potential loss to the environment, based on the platform stocking rates, chemical N application rate and cow banding.
4 September 2025
Teagasc/Dairygold Milk Quality Farm Walk
Kennedy Farm, Cahir, Co. Tipperary - August 28th 2025
28 August 2025
DairyBeef 500 Farm Walk – Charlie and Charles Smyth
A DairyBeef 500 Farm Walk took place on Thursday, 10th July on the farm of Charlie and Charles Smyth, Virginia, Co. Cavan. Since Charlie joined the Dairybeef 500 campaign he has demonstrated his open mindedness and ambition to improve profitability and performance on his farm. By focusing on calf rearing, grassland management and silage quality […]
10 July 2025
Dairy Newsletter – July 2025
In this month’s issue: July top five tips Are your milk liners due a change? Milking machine liners should be changed every six months or after 2,000 milkings (whichever comes first). Complete a winter fodder budget: there is plenty of silage on most farms, but many first cuts were lighter than normal this year. Keep […]
7 July 2025
Antimicrobial Resistance: On your MARCS
Antimicrobial Resistance: On your MARCS Type Media Article John Kilboyle, Teagasc Adviser, Galway/Clare At this stage of the year, cattle are returning to paddocks that they have already grazed, and parasite burdens will start to develop across farms. Cattle are continuously exposed to parasites such as gastrointestinal nematodes (gut/stomach worms), which compromise […]
13 June 2025
Dairy Newsletter – June 2025
Dairy Newsletter – June 2025 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Top five tips for June Maintaining pasture digestibility is the most important factor in achieving optimal milk solids output and ensuring milk protein concentration does not drop over the coming weeks. While the headline milk price/meal cost ratio […]
11 June 2025
Dairy Newsletter – May 2025
Dairy Newsletter – May 2025 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Top five tips for May Assess grazing stocking rate, excluding areas for silage and reseeding. How much grass are you offering? Mature herds need 19-20kg allocated; therefore, a stocking rate of 3.5 cows/ha requires a growth of 65-70kg […]
12 May 2025
Dairy Newsletter – April 2025
Dairy Newsletter – April 2025 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Top five tips for April Invest in reseeding: spending on reseeding over the last number of years has declined (Profit Monitor data 2022-25). A spend of about €45/cow is required to maintain a 10% reseeding rate. In 2024 […]
8 April 2025