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Management hints - September 2026
MESSAGES
Do a mini financial budget – essential this month.
Be positive; aim to extend the...
Management hints - August 2026
MESSAGES
How to deal with the after-effects of drought conditions.
August is an...
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...