Dairy

Under the bonnet of the Quality Milk Award winners

Aidan Brennan reports from the NDC/Kerrygold Quality Milk Award winners farm walk in Tipperary last week.

BREEDING & HEALTH 1 July 2026

Under the bonnet of the Quality Milk Award winners

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Decade of global growth forecast

Decade of global growth forecast

NEWS 1 July 2026

Dairy Trends: markets still in the doldrums

Dairy Trends: markets still in the doldrums

MARKETS 1 July 2026

Farms need to act with the future in mind

Farms need to act with the future in mind

Farms need to act with the future in mind

GRASS & FEEDING 1 July 2026

Deadline to verify slurry imports nears

Deadline to verify slurry imports nears

Deadline to verify slurry imports nears

SCHEMES 1 July 2026

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The Cork convergence: retail, resilient AI, and the precision protein horizon

The Cork convergence: retail, resilient AI, and the precision protein horizon

The produce more vs. produce better tension will be solved by the kind of industry convergence happening right on Cork's doorstep, writes Ian Lahiffe in China.

OPINION 1 July 2026

Dairy management: monitoring the breeding season

Dairy management: monitoring the breeding season

Aidan Brennan goes through how dairy farmers can assess how the breeding season is progressing on farms.

MANAGEMENT 1 July 2026

Grazing rotation is heading for 20 days

Grazing rotation is heading for 20 days

David Clarke operates a grass-based dairy system outside Augher in Co Tyrone.

FARMER WRITES 1 July 2026

Milk League: May cheques back €6,340

Milk League: May cheques back €6,340

The May milk payment, typically the biggest payment of the year, is back over €6,340 excluding VAT for the typical farmer in 2026.

MARKETS 1 July 2026

NAP closes in on farms above 170kg N

NAP closes in on farms above 170kg N

David Wright explores some of the key issues likely to impact more intensive livestock farms.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 July 2026

‘Excellence and attention to detail were the main drivers on this Tipp farm'

‘Excellence and attention to detail were the main drivers on this Tipp farm'

A long-standing commitment to excellence in dairy farming has earned the Ryan family the 2025 NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Award. Katherine O'Leary visits the Tipperary farm to discover more.

KATHERINE O'LEARY 1 July 2026

Dairy Management: when’s the right time to pull the bull?

Dairy Management: when’s the right time to pull the bull?

As the dairy breeding season enters its third month, Daire Cregg looks at the best time to stop breeding.

MANAGEMENT 1 July 2026

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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