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Dairy Trends: markets showing stability across all categories
Aidan Brennan
Prices at the Global Dairy Trade auction went up by 1.1% this week, while butter prices in Europe took a bit of a dip, writes Aidan Brennan.
2 April 2025 News
Bluetongue to dent EU milk supply
Milk production is expected to fall in Germany, France and Netherlands this year as a consequence of bluetongue.
2 April 2025 Management
Dairy management: grass, breeding and feeding minerals
Aidan Brennan goes through grassland management advice for farmers as the first rotation is coming to an end.
Textbook spring conditions in Cavan
Aidan Brennan visits the Reilly farm in Cavan to get an update on how the spring is progressing and plans for the next few weeks.
2 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Dairy Management: avoid an April grass surplus
Grass growth rates are on the increase, so farmers need to take action to avoid a big surplus in April, writes Aidan Brennan.
31 March 2025 Management
Five golden rules for reseeding
Aidan Brennan outlines five golden rules to follow when reseeding fields, to ensure best success of the new sward.
29 March 2025 Reseeding
Global dairy shortage looming – Bord Bia seminar
The Bord Bia dairy market seminar heard the best-case scenario is that European milk supply will grow by just 0.2% per year for the next five years, writes Aidan Brennan.
27 March 2025 News
Big year for reseeding in 2025
Aidan Brennan says that all the indications are that 2025 is set to be a good year for reseeding, after a tough year in 2024.
26 March 2025 Reseeding
Dairy Trends: markets holding their own
There was a slight drop for butter on the European market this week, but most other commodities are holding their own, writes Aidan Brennan.
26 March 2025 Markets
Dairy Management: how much fertiliser to put on silage ground?
Aidan Brennan goes through the fertiliser rates for first cut silage and discusses how to manage grass as the first rotation comes to an end.
26 March 2025 Management
Insufficient evidence to support multispecies swards - Teagasc report
A new report on Teagasc research into grass and white clover and multispecies has been published, writes Aidan Brennan.
26 March 2025 Grass & feeding
DLF look to New Zealand grass varieties
Aidan Brennan takes a look at Vast, a New Zealand bred grass variety that is now available to Irish dairy farmers.
26 March 2025 Reseeding