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Dairy management: Watch out for pneumonia in weanlings

The change in temperatures coinciding with housing of weanlings and dairy replacement heifers has lead to increased reports of respiratory problems writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 17 November 2025

Dairy management: Watch out for pneumonia in weanlings

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Dairy Management: nitrates banding, genotyping and Dairy Day

Dairy Management: nitrates banding, genotyping and Dairy Day

MANAGEMENT 12 November 2025

Dairy Day 2025: an event not to be missed

Dairy Day 2025: an event not to be missed

MANAGEMENT 6 November 2025

Dairy Management: grazing conditions getting tricky

Dairy Management: grazing conditions getting tricky

Dairy Management: grazing conditions getting tricky

MANAGEMENT 5 November 2025

What do the draft NAP proposals mean for dairy farms?

What do the draft NAP proposals mean for dairy farms?

What do the draft NAP proposals mean for dairy farms?

MANAGEMENT 5 November 2025

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Dairy Management: housing and drying off

Dairy Management: housing and drying off

Aidan Brennan says that now is the time to start thinking about drying off first calvers and any thin cows.

MANAGEMENT 20 October 2025

Dairy Management: nitrates, teat sealing and Dairy Day

Dairy Management: nitrates, teat sealing and Dairy Day

Aidan Brennan discusses the recent publication of the nitrates action programme, teat-sealing and Dairy Day 2025 in this weeks management notes.

MANAGEMENT 20 October 2025

Managing people on Irish dairy farms

Managing people on Irish dairy farms

People are at the core of running any successful business and dairy farms are no different. This week we look forward to our managing people session at Dairy Day 2025.

MANAGEMENT 20 October 2025

Dairy Management: is it worth teat sealing heifers?

Dairy Management: is it worth teat sealing heifers?

Aidan Brennan looks at the possible advantages of teat sealing dairy heifers prior to drying off.

MANAGEMENT 20 October 2025

Dairy Management: milk price cuts will affect margin

Dairy Management: milk price cuts will affect margin

Aidan Brennan looks at the impact of milk price cuts on farm income and has some advice for farmers running tight on grass.

MANAGEMENT 20 October 2025

Managing costs on back of milk price cuts

Managing costs on back of milk price cuts

On the back of recent drops in milk prices from all co-ops, Daire Cregg looks at how farmers can look to cut their costs in the short term.

MANAGEMENT 20 October 2025

Dairy management: back to wet weather management as rain returns

Dairy management: back to wet weather management as rain returns

Heavy rain over almost all of the country over the weekend has made grazing conditions more difficult on heavier soils, writes Aidan Brennan.

MANAGEMENT 20 October 2025

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PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

Francesca Perfetto heads Bord Bia’s office in Milan, Italy, and tells the Irish Farmers Journal about promoting Irish food and drink in her country.

PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

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