2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (470+ words) Though many farms are now enjoying more comfortable temperatures, Tirlán has advised farmers that heat stress is still an active threat to cows. In an online webinar with a focus on animal welfare in the drought yesterday (July 23), Tirlán head…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (510+ words) North Cork Creameries is to resume the discharge of effluent from its wastewater treatment plant in Kanturk. It comes as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed this week that it was reinstating the co-op's discharge licence. In February, the EPA…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (53+ words) Agriland Tipperary dairy calf-to-beef demonstration farm €5.71/kg cost to produce 1kg carcass on Tipperary calf-to-beef demo farm The net cost to produce 1kg of beef on a Tipperary dairy calf-to-beef demonstration farm was €5.71/kg carcass-weight in 2025....

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (521+ words) The current spell of prolonged warm, dry weather with no rainfall has brought challenges of its own for managing cattle at grass on the ABP Demo Farm. Dry farms of land, particularly in the south of the country, are feeling…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (587+ words) The average European standard milk price for May rose by €0.38, ending an 11-month-long run of reductions in rates paid by processors. According to ZuivelNL, the European average base price for May was €38.15/100kg, up from the €37.81 paid in April. When bonuses…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (640+ words) Researchers, farmers, advisors and EU policymakers will gather later this year for a conference on farm safety. Hosted by Teagasc at its Ashtown Research Centre from November 3-5, 2026, the event aims to tackle one of agriculture’s biggest challenges: making farming a…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (315+ words) The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a reminder to farmers and advisers over the flexibility in place for crude protein limits in animal feed. The department said it is was issuing the reminder in light of…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (339+ words) Dairy processor Carbery Group has confirmed its milk price for supplies in June. The processor said that it has maintained the price from the previous month. Carbery said that if that decision is replicated across the four west Cork co-ops…...

6+ day, 20+ min ago   (565+ words) The number of farmers in liquid milk production decreased by a further 9% last year, the National Milk Agency report for 2025 shows. The number of registered milk supply contracts in 2024/2025 fell to 1,094, a decrease of 102 contracts on the previous year. The…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (654+ words) Many parts of the country are now well into drought conditions, especially in the south-east. With grass growth stalled, many farmers are choosing a different approach to feeding cows. Once grass growth falls below 45kg dry matter (DM)/ha in summer, the…...