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Teagasc economist, Trevor Donnellan, joins James Dunne to discuss the latest National Farm Survey results for 2025, focusing on the Irish dairy enterprise.
Trevor explains why Teagasc conducts the National Farm Survey, outlines the key figures for farm income and production costs, while also exploring the changing structure of Irish dairy farming.
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For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher highlights the top actions that need to be done, including:
Prioritise grazing residualsUpdate autumn grass budgetApply lime while ground conditions are suitableRead more from the latest Grass10 newsletter at:
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher highlights the top actions that need to be done, including:
Prioritising grazing residuals as we head into the final rotationFarms should begin the final rotation early-mid October Updating autumn grass budgetGrass growth will be between 40-50 kg DM/ha/day over the next weeksAs closing begins on farm set the far...As we head into the final grazing rotation of the year, there’s plenty for farmers to be thinking about in terms of grazing the final round - the grass budget, closing paddocks and getting the farm set up correctly for next spring.
So, to talk us through where things are at and what farmers should be focusing on over the coming weeks, James Dunne is joined...
Dr. Margaret Kelleher, Genetics Operation Manager at ICBF, joins Stuart Childs to discuss the most recent update in September and to learn more about the COW index that farmers should be using more in their herd to identify the cows that require career changes!
Margaret explains that September evaluations were relatively stable, as they tend to be at this t...