Management

Beef management: breeding, fodder budgets and autumn reseeding

Entering in to the latter half of the year means a swing in focus, with fodder stocks, the end of breeding and the possibility of reseeding some paddocks in the mind of many.

MANAGEMENT 1 July 2026

Beef management: breeding, fodder budgets and autumn reseeding

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Dairy management: monitoring the breeding season

Dairy management: monitoring the breeding season

MANAGEMENT 1 July 2026

Sheep Management: replenishing nutrients, culling ewes and quarantine drenches

Sheep Management: replenishing nutrients, culling ewes and quarantine drenches

MANAGEMENT 1 July 2026

EasyCare ewes under test in Ballymena

EasyCare ewes under test in Ballymena

EasyCare ewes under test in Ballymena

MANAGEMENT 1 July 2026

Applications for ACRES NPIs reopen

Applications for ACRES NPIs reopen

Applications for ACRES NPIs reopen

SCHEMES 1 July 2026

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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 24 June 2026

BEEF2026: cost of keeping a suckler cow is €1,000/year

BEEF2026: cost of keeping a suckler cow is €1,000/year

Figures revealed at Teagasc Grange show cost of €1,000/year to keep a suckler cow, while weanling systems deliver a net margin of €1,344/ha.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Dairy management: what is likely to happen to grass growth rates?

Dairy management: what is likely to happen to grass growth rates?

Aidan Brennan looks ahead to likely grass growth rates over the coming weeks.

MANAGEMENT 24 June 2026

Farm Tech Talk: dealing with the heatwave and what to expect at Beef2026

Farm Tech Talk: dealing with the heatwave and what to expect at Beef2026

Farm Tech Talk is a podcast released by the Irish Farmers Journal livestock team each week, reporting on the latest news and views impacting farmers in Ireland.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Beef Management: water supply, summer mastitis and reseeds

Beef Management: water supply, summer mastitis and reseeds

Martin Merrick runs through some key advice on water supply, summer mastitis and managing reseeds.

MANAGEMENT 24 June 2026

Dairy Management: managing heat stress in dairy cows

Dairy Management: managing heat stress in dairy cows

Aidan Brennan looks at ways farmers can reduce heat stress in dairy cows, prevent nuisance flies and how to ensure the farm isn't under-insured.

MANAGEMENT 24 June 2026

Searching out skills leads to success for Kerry brothers

Searching out skills leads to success for Kerry brothers

Building up experience and skills by working on other farms and in other businesses has paid off for north Kerry brothers, John and Micheál Casey. Tommy Moyles reports.

GRASS & FEEDING 24 June 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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