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Management hints - July 2026
MESSAGES
July – time to organise quality grass!
Get started on the autumn build up of...
Management hints - June 2026
MESSAGES
Milk sales down €230 per cow up to May 1. What can you do?
Targets for May...
Management hints - May 2026
VERY CHALLENGING PERIOD!
Milk price is down a lot from last year – nearly 20c/L in March for...
Management hints - April 2026
MESSAGES
Mr Trump has created new challenges for Irish farmers for 2026!
There are...
Management hints - March 2026
MESSAGES
Identify the consequences of the wet weather and make a plan to overcome...
Management hints - February 2026
How did farmers achieve 45c/L comparative profit?
Make a meal feeding plan.
Get cows out to...
Management hints - January 2026
‘BE A LITTLE BORED THIS YEAR’
"In order to be farming profitably, you need to be a little...
Management hints - December 2025
Review your 2025 management achievements now.
Become an ‘active’ farm manager and planner in...
Management hints - November 2025
DAIRY FARMERS - TAKE A BOW
The EPA has issued a positive report on water quality from 2019...
Management hints - October 2025
MESSAGES
Grassland management for 2026 starts in October – make the plan.
Assess BCS of...
Management hints - September 2025
MESSAGES
The 2026 farm calendar year starts now!
Plan for a 270-day herd grazing season...
Management hints - August 2025
This month, I am sharing some important messages from Teagasc Moorepark’s recent dairy open day...
Management hints - June 2025
MESSAGES
Avoid the possibility of ‘dairy herd collapse’ syndrome!
Replacements –...
Management hints - May 2025
Develop a ‘growth mindset’.
Grass is the cheapest feed – be convinced of this and maximise...
Management hints - April 2025
Bad April mismanagement of the breeding season will result in serious financial losses.
Make a...
Management hints - March 2025
MESSAGES
March grass management is all about reacting to the situation on your farm.
Nitrogen...
Management hints - February 2025
MESSAGES
Why was 2024 the second-best year ever for dairy farmers?
Examine your PastureBase...
Management hints - January 2025
MESSAGES
Make a ‘stop doing’ list for this year.
Plan to have plenty of grass in February and...
December 2024
My 10 COMMANDMENTS FOR FARMERS FOR 2025
Care for oneself and others
K.I.S.S.
Grow to utilise...
November 2024
MESSAGES
2025: Act now to make it a good year.
Replacement heifer weight/size is the...